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Prolate
see synonyms of prolateAdjective
1. prolate, watermelon-shaped
having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter
Example Sentences:'a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis'
2. egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, ovate, oviform, ovoid, prolate
rounded like an egg
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