oblatum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An oblate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an ellipse about its minor axis.
adj
  1. Submitted for publication; especially, of academic articles, submitted for peer review before publication.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

oblatum oblata

Etymology

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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