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prolate
pro·late P0589800 (prō′lāt′)adj.1. Having the shape of a spheroid generated by rotating an ellipse about its longer axis.2. Having the distance between the poles longer than the equatorial diameter: a prolate spheroid.
[Latin prōlātus, past participle of prōferre, to stretch out : prō-, forth; see pro-1 + lātus, brought; see telə- in Indo-European roots.]
pro′late′ly adv.pro′late′ness n.prolate (ˈprəʊleɪt) adj (Mathematics) having a polar diameter of greater length than the equatorial diameter. Compare oblate1[C17: from Latin prōferre to enlarge] ˈprolately adv ˈprolateness npro•late (ˈproʊ leɪt)
adj. elongated oblate1 along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate). [1685–95; < Latin prōlātus, past participle of prōferre to bring forward, extend; see pro-1, oblate1] pro′late•ly, adv. oblate, prolate - Oblate means "flattened at the poles," and the opposite is prolate; the Earth is an oblate spheroid.See also related terms for poles.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | prolate - having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter; "a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis"watermelon-shapedrounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"oblate, pumpkin-shaped - having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles | | 2. | prolate - rounded like an eggelliptical, oval, oval-shaped, egg-shaped, oviform, ovoid, elliptic, ovaterounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders" |
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prolate
prolate having a polar diameter of greater length than the equatorial diameter prolate[′prō‚lāt] (science and technology) Pertaining to a body that is extended or elongated in the direction of an axis of symmetry. prolate
Related to prolate: Prolate ellipsoid, SpheroidsSynonyms for prolateadj having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameterSynonymsRelated WordsAntonymsadj rounded like an eggSynonyms- elliptical
- oval
- oval-shaped
- egg-shaped
- oviform
- ovoid
- elliptic
- ovate
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