Oblate
Oblate This article is about the geometric solid ... of a Roman Catholic religious order, see Oblate (religion). An oblate spheroid is ellipsoid having a shorter axis and two equal longer axes. An oblate spheroid The oblateness, ellipticity, or flattening is ... due to its rotation. Earth is slightly oblate. Gravity tends to contract celestial bodies ...
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Oblate (religion)
Oblate (religion) An Oblate in Christian monasticism (especially Roman Catholic and ... to His service, in holy religion. Currently, Oblate has two meanings: Traditionally, oblates are people ... not constitute a religious order as such. "Oblate" is also used in the official name ... of some religious orders; see below. Origins Oblate has had various particular uses at ...
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Talk:Oblate
Talk:Oblate Disclaimer moved out of page: Disclaimer: I ... shape of least gravitational potential energy, the oblate shape corresponds to a higher gravitational potential ... If the object is not rotating, an oblate shape will have some potential energy to ... lowest energy shape. When rotating, a specific oblate shape becomes the lowest energy one, which ... the casual reader comes across just "the oblate shape corresponds to a higher gravitational ...
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Oblate (pastry)   (translated from German)
Oblate (pastry) Oblateneisen Oblaten are thin Teigplatten , from ...
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Talk:Oblate (religion)
Talk:Oblate (religion) 1) It must be made immediately ... has no force in Canon Law. The Oblate Promise is usually annually renewable, depending on ... custom of the House; and if an Oblate at some stage decides not to renew ... Church Law. By his/her promise the Oblate becomes affiliated with that particular Benedictine House ... Encyclopedia and moving the whole thing to Oblate (religion) to distinguish from the spheroid ...
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User talk:Oblate X
User talk:Oblate X Welcome! Hello, Oblate X, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you ...
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Oblate Sisters of Providence
Oblate Sisters of Providence If you have just ... of Wikipedia:Copyright_problems/2006_March_9 * {{subst:article-cv|Oblate Sisters of Providence}} from [http://members.aol ...
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Talk:Coriolis effect/archive3
... rotating and that like Earth is an oblate spheroid, and you give a ball a ... prepare for discussing motion on a an oblate spheroid, I will discuss motion of a ... Relaxation. Motion of a Ball on an oblate Spheroid Non-rotating oblate spheroid Planet with big plane surface Planet with big convex bowl Oblate spheroid planet On the images the ...
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Talk:Coriolis effect
... shape of the geopotential surfaces is an oblate spheroid. It was you Paul, who pointed ... example of a geopotential surface is the oblate spheriod shape of the Earth's world ... above sea level, sea level being the oblate spheroid. In that sense the geopotential height ... curve to the north. Inertial oscillation on oblate spheroid as seen from non-rotating point ... is why the inertial oscillation on the oblate spheroid is not a great circle. ...
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List of solar system objects by mass
... and Mimas, have relaxed to an equilibrium oblate spheroid due to their gravity, while the ... 9.5 × 10 20 kg) asteroid oblate spheroid Tethys (6.176 × 10 20 kg) satellite of Saturn oblate spheroid 20000 Varuna (~5.9 × 10 ... 2.7 × 10 20 kg) asteroid oblate spheroid 15874 1996 TL 66 (~2.6 ... × 10 20 kg) satellite of Saturn oblate spheroid 10 Hygiea (1 × 10 ...
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