oblatum

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noun

An oblate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an ellipse about its minor axis.

OriginLate Latin oblātus ← Latin ob →
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Meanings

oblatum1

nounoblatum (plural oblata)

plural oblata

  1. geometryAn oblate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an ellipse about its minor axis.

oblatum2

adjectiveoblatum (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSubmitted for publication; especially, of academic articles, submitted for peer review before publication.

Origin

oblatum · noun

  1. Latinob“in front of, before”
  2. Late Latinoblātus
  3. Englishoblatum

From Late Latin oblātus (oblatus), from Latin ob (“in front of, before”) + lātus (“broad, wide”), (modelled after and contrasting with prolatus (“extended, lengthened”)).

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oblatum · adjective

  1. Latinoblātum
  2. Englishoblatum

From Latin oblātum, past participle of offerō (“bring to, offer”), from ob (“in front of”) + ferō (“bring”). Compare oblate.

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“oblatum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oblatum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oblatum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oblatum.

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