oblate

a. [ L. oblatus, used as p. p. of offerre to bring forward, offer, dedicate; ob (see Ob-) + latus borne, for tlatus. See Tolerate. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Geom.) Flattened or depressed at the poles; as, the earth is an oblate spheroid. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Offered up; devoted; consecrated; dedicated; -- used chiefly or only in the titles of Roman Catholic orders. See Oblate, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

Oblate ellipsoid or
Oblate spheroid (Geom.), a solid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its minor axis; an oblatum. Contrasted with prolate spheroid. See Ellipsoid of revolution, under Ellipsoid. [ 1913 Webster ]