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OBLATENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the poles
Example:
the oblateness of the planet
Synonyms:
ellipticity; oblateness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("oblateness" is a kind of...):
bulginess; roundedness (the property possessed by a rounded convexity)
Derivation:
oblate (having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles)
