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Meanings of pumpkin-shaped in English

Having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles.

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Examples for "oblate"
Examples for "oblate"
1
He came back with a handful of dark green oblate leaves, chewing something.
Outlander
2
When Sext was over Durtal went to rejoin the oblate.
En Route
3
At this junction two of our Brothers died, a lay Brother and an oblate.
Memoir of Father Vincent de Paul; religious of La Trappe
4
Alterative optical and mechanical explanations are offered for the oblate shapes of aphakic eyes.
Pubmed
5
The results of the measures thus obtained confirmed the theoretical expectation of the oblate form.
History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science
Usage of pumpkin-shaped in English
1
Amid inflatable ghosts and pumpkins in all shapes and sizes, hundreds of spectators crowd around a singer wearing a pumpkin-shaped hat.
Reuters