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prolate

DEFINITIONS OF: prolate

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adj having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter

“a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis”
Synonyms:
watermelon-shaped
rounded
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
cucumber-shaped
shaped like a cucumber
Antonyms:
oblate, pumpkin-shaped
having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles
rounded
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
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adj rounded like an egg

Synonyms:
egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, ovate, oviform, ovoid
rounded
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
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