oblate
oblate1[ˈɒbleɪt]noun- a person dedicated to a religious life, but typically having not taken full monastic vows
(尤指尚未正式皈依的)修道人
语源- late 17th cent.: from French, from medieval Latin oblatus, past participle (used as a noun) of Latin offerre 'to offer'
oblate2[ˈɒbleɪt]adjective- (Geometry)(of a spheroid) flattened at the poles
(几何)(球体)椭圆的,扁圆的。 常与 prolate 相对
语源- early 18th cent.: from modern Latin oblatus (from ob- 'inversely' + -latus 'carried'), on the pattern of Latin prolatus 'prolonged'
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