prolate
prolate · more prolate · most prolate
Elongated at the polesElongated at the poles.
/ˈpɹəʊ.leɪt/
Meaning
1 sensesElongated at the poles.
A cigar is a prolate spheroid.
More definitions
- having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter
- rounded like an egg
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Latin prolatum, past participle of proferre (“to extend, lengthen”).From Latin prolatum, past participle of proferre (“to extend, lengthen”).
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Forms
more prolate, most prolate| Comparative | more prolate Lesson |
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| Superlative | most prolate Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
9 synonymsClose in meaning
- having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter:watermelon-shaped
- rounded like an egg:egg-shapedellipticellipticalovaloval-shapedovateoviformovoid
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form