1. plural of oblate: people who have dedicated themselves to religious life in a monastery or convent without taking full monastic vows
Usage: religious
2. plural of oblate: objects that are flattened at the poles, having a shape wider than it is tall
Usage: geometry; astronomy

Examples

• The oblates at the monastery helped with daily tasks while maintaining their secular lives.
• Several oblates joined the community to deepen their spiritual practice.
• The oblates assisted the monks during morning prayers.
• Earth and other planets are oblates due to their rotation.
• The astronomer studied the oblates in our solar system.
• These oblates spin faster than perfect spheres would.