oblatum

English

Oblate spheroid or oblatum

Etymology 1

From Late Latin oblātus (oblatus), from Latin ob (“in front of, before”) + lātus (“broad, wide”), (modelled after and contrasting with prolatus (“extended, lengthened”)).

Noun

oblatum (plural oblata)

1. (geometry) An oblate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an ellipse about its minor axis.

See also

• oblongum

Etymology 2

From Latin oblātum, past participle of offerō (“bring to, offer”), from ob (“in front of”) + ferō (“bring”). Compare oblate.

Adjective

oblatum (not comparable)

1. Submitted for publication; especially, of academic articles, submitted for peer review before publication.

References

• “oblatum”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Participle

oblātum

1. inflection of oblātus:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular