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oblate [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-12-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Religion (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- oblate
1, record 1, English, oblate
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of a class of persons who have offered themselves and their property to a monastery in which they live. 1, record 1, English, - oblate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Religion (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- oblat
1, record 1, French, oblat
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne qui s'est agrégée à une communauté religieuse en lui faisant donation de ses biens et en promettant d'observer un règlement, mais sans prononcer les vœux et sans abandonner le costume laïque. 1, record 1, French, - oblat
Record 1, Key term(s)
- oblate
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-04-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Earth (Astronomy)
- Descriptive Geometry
- Medication
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- oblate
1, record 2, English, oblate
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Resembling a sphere flattened at opposite ends of a diameter. 2, record 2, English, - oblate
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Earth is an oblate spheroid because when passing through the North and South poles the circumference is slightly less than when measured at the equator. 3, record 2, English, - oblate
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pollen grains with a polar axis longer than the equatorial diameter are called prolate; grains where the polar axis is shorter than the equatorial diameter are described as oblate. 4, record 2, English, - oblate
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Terre (Astronomie)
- Géométrie descriptive
- Médicaments
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- aplati
1, record 2, French, aplati
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- aplati aux pôles 2, record 2, French, aplati%20aux%20p%C3%B4les
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sphère aplatie aux pôles. 3, record 2, French, - aplati
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tierra (Astronomía)
- Geometría descriptiva
- Medicamentos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- obleado 1, record 2, Spanish, obleado
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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