KnowraOblate spheroidLinked fromLinked fromThe 10 pages that link to Oblate spheroid, each with the reason it gives.All 10Broader topic 5Related 2Narrower topic 1Compared with 2VegaBroader topic: Centrifugal force makes rapidly rotating Vega wider around its equator.Planetary radiusBroader topic: Rotation makes many planets' equatorial radius larger than their polar radius.Alexis ClairautBroader topic: This shape captures the polar flattening Clairaut sought to explain.Figure of the EarthBroader topic: It captures Earth’s broad flattening caused by rotation.Equatorial bulgeBroader topic: This geometric shape approximates the form produced by an equatorial bulge.