Oblateness - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Oblateness :  (noun)

1: the property possessed by a rounded shape that is flattened at the poles; "the oblateness of the planet" [syn: ellipticity]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Oblateness : \Ob*late"ness\, n. The quality or state of being oblate.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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