Shaped like a ball that is wider at the middle than at the ends.
The oblate Earth has a bulge at the equator.
扁平な地球は赤道に膨らみがあります。
A religious person who lives under a rule but is not fully committed by vows.
She chose to be an oblate, living a religious life without taking final vows.
彼女は最終的な誓いを立てずに宗教的な生活を送るために修道士になることを選びました。