oblate
Example Sentences
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But in 2017, the sisters become more concerned for their safety when George Carroll, a beloved oblate volunteer, died in a stabbing in Greenpoint, several miles away.
From Seattle Times
“I mean, it’s an oblate spheroid. It’s not a perfect sphere.”
From Scientific American
The city of Mission draws its name from the chapel, a former mission for oblate priests like Snipes.
From Los Angeles Times
Technically, the Earth is not round, but rather a bumpy oblate spheroid.
From Scientific American
Most galaxies today are spherical or oblate, like flattened spheres.
From Science Magazine
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