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OBLATENESS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the polesplay

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)

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