Oblate \Ob*late"\, a. [L. oblatus, used as p. p. of offerre to
bring forward, offer, dedicate; ob (see {Ob-}) + latus borne,
for tlatus. See {Tolerate}.]
[1913 Webster]
1. (Geom.) Flattened or depressed at the poles; as, the earth
is an oblate spheroid.
[1913 Webster]
2. Offered up; devoted; consecrated; dedicated; -- used
chiefly or only in the titles of Roman Catholic orders.
See {Oblate}, n.
[1913 Webster]
{Oblate ellipsoid} or {Oblate spheroid} (Geom.), a solid
generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its minor
axis; an oblatum. Contrasted with {prolate spheroid}. See
{Ellipsoid of revolution}, under {Ellipsoid}.
[1913 Webster]
Spheroid \Sphe"roid\, n. [L. spheroides ball-like, spherical,
Gr. ???; ???? sphere + e'i^dos form: cf. F. sph['e]ro["i]de.]
A body or figure approaching to a sphere, but not perfectly
spherical; esp., a solid generated by the revolution of an
ellipse about one of its axes.
[1913 Webster]
{Oblate spheroid}, {Prolate spheroid}. See {Oblate},
{Prolate}, and {Ellipsoid}.
[1913 Webster]