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Definition of Oblateness
1. Noun. The property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the poles. "The oblateness of the planet"
Generic synonyms: Bulginess, Roundedness
Derivative terms: Elliptic, Elliptic, Oblate
Definition of Oblateness
1. n. The quality or state of being oblate.
Definition of Oblateness
1. Noun. The state of being oblate ¹
2. Noun. The degree to which something is oblate ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oblateness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Oblateness
Literary usage of Oblateness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science by John William Draper (1898)
"Discovery by Cassini of the oblateness of the planet Jupiter.— Discovery by Newton
of the oblateness of the Earth.—Deduction that she has been modeled by ..."
2. An Elementary Treatise on Astronomy: Adapted to the Present Improved State by John Farrar, Jean-Baptiste Biot (1827)
"Physical Consequences of the Earth's Oblateness. ... ALTHOUGH the oblateness of
the earth is very small, it is extremely important on account of the ..."
3. An Introduction to Astronomy by Forest Ray Moulton (1916)
"Proof of the Oblateness of the Earth by Arcs of Latitude. — The latitude of a
place on the earth is determined by observations of the direction of the plumb ..."
4. An Introduction to Celestial Mechanics by Forest Ray Moulton (1914)
"Perturbations Arising from Oblateness of the Central Body. Consider the case of
a satellite revolving around an oblate planet in the plane of its equator. ..."
5. The Forces of Nature: A Popular Introduction to the Study of Physical Phenomena by Amédée Guillemin (1873)
"... pendulum—Lengths of the pendulums which beat second« in London, at the equator,
and at the poles—Calculation of the oblateness of the earth—Experiments ..."
6. The Forces of Nature: A Popular Introduction to the Study of Physical Phenomena by Amédée Guillemin (1873)
"... and at the poles—Calculation of the oblateness of the earth—Experiments proving
that the density of the earth increases from the surface to the centre. ..."
7. An Elementary Treatise on Astronomy: In Four Parts. Containing a Systematic by William Augustus Norton (1853)
"... computing the effects of the Oblateness of the Earth's Surface upon the Apparent
Zenith Distance and Azimuth of a Star.* (See Article 162, page 69. ..."
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