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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the poles;
- Example: "the oblateness of the planet"
[syn: oblateness, ellipticity]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Oblateness \Ob*late"ness\, n. The quality or state of being oblate. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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