HyperDic: oblateness

English > 1 sense of the word oblateness:
NOUNattributeoblateness, ellipticitythe property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the poles
English > oblateness: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
MeaningThe property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the poles.
Example"the oblateness of the planet"
Synonymellipticity
Broaderroundedness, bulginessThe property possessed by a rounded convexity
Adjectivesoblatehaving the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter

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