Definition of Prolate in English :

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Prolate

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Adjective

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'

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Prolate

see synonyms of prolate
adjective
having a polar diameter of greater length than the equatorial diameter
Compare oblate1

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Prolate

see synonyms of prolate
adjective
extended or elongated at the poles
a prolate spheroid

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Prolate

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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.

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