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Prolate — synonyms, prolate antonyms, definition

1. prolate (Adjective)

9 synonyms
egg-shaped elliptic elliptical oval oval-shaped ovate oviform ovoid watermelon-shaped
1 antonym
oblate
2 definitions

prolate (Adjective) — Having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter. ex. "a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis"

prolate (Adjective) — Rounded like an egg. ex. "I think the prolate bodies may probably turn out to be eggs of some small animals"