Usually means: Flattened at the poles, spherical.
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We found 30 dictionaries that define the word oblate:

General (22 matching dictionaries)
  1. oblate: Merriam-Webster
  2. oblate, oblate: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. oblate, oblate: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. oblate: Collins English Dictionary
  5. oblate: Vocabulary.com
  6. Oblate, oblate: Wordnik
  7. oblate: Wiktionary
  8. oblate: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. oblate: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. oblate: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. Oblate, oblate: Dictionary.com
  12. oblate (adj.), oblate (n.): Online Etymology Dictionary
  13. Oblate (religion), Oblate: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  14. Oblate: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  15. oblate: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  16. oblate: Rhymezone
  17. Oblate: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  18. oblate: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  19. oblate: FreeDictionary.org
  20. oblate: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  21. oblate: Mnemonic Dictionary
  22. oblate: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. oblate: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. online medical dictionary (No longer online)

Science (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. Botanical Terms (No longer online)
  2. Bryological (No longer online)
  3. Flora of New South Wales (No longer online)
  4. Oblate: The Orchid Lady's Illustrated Orchid Encyclopedia
  5. oblate: PlanetMath Encyclopedia
  6. OBLATE: Zoom Astronomy Glossary

(Note: See oblateness as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (oblate)

noun:  (Roman Catholicism) A person dedicated to a life of religion or monasticism, especially a member of an order without religious vows or a lay member of a religious community.
noun:  A child given up by its parents into the keeping or dedication of a religious order or house.
adjective:  Flattened or depressed at the poles.
verb:  To offer as either a gift or an oblation.

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