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Definition of Prolate
1. Adjective. Having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter. "A prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis"
2. Adjective. Rounded like an egg.
Exact synonyms: Egg-shaped, Elliptic, Elliptical, Oval, Oval-shaped, Ovate, Oviform, Ovoid
Similar to: Rounded
Derivative terms: Ellipse, Ellipticity, Ellipse, Oval, Ovoid
Similar to: Rounded
Derivative terms: Ellipse, Ellipticity, Ellipse, Oval, Ovoid
Definition of Prolate
1. a. Stretched out; extended; especially, elongated in the direction of a line joining the poles; as, a prolate spheroid; -- opposed to oblate.
2. v. t. To utter; to pronounce.
Definition of Prolate
1. extended lengthwise [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prolate
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