oblate

Example Sentences

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"We were very surprised that they turned out to be oblate spheroids, pretty similar to Smarties."

From BBC

Using a sophisticated technique, astronomers were able to take images of the star that show its shape, and it’s noticeably oblate.

From Scientific American

But because the earth is an oblate spheroid, the sea level at the Equator is some 14 miles farther from the center of the earth than the sea level at the North Pole.

From Scientific American

The crucial dispute between Cartesians and Newtonians was over the shape of the Earth: Newton predicted an oblate ellipsoid, or flattened, Earth, while the Cartesians had predicted a prolate ellipsoid, or egg-shaped, Earth.

From Literature

“I mean, it’s an oblate spheroid. It’s not a perfect sphere.”

From Scientific American