Oblate

[Lat. oblatus, p. p. of offerre, to bear against, bring forward, offer, from prefix ob and ferre, to bear, bring.] (Geom.) Flattened or depressed at the poles; as, an oblate spheroid.

Oblate ellipsoid, or spheroid (Geom.), a solid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its shorter axis.

[Lat. oblatus, offered, from offerre, to offer.] Offered up; devoted; consecrated; dedicated; — chiefly or only used in the titles of Roman Catholic orders.