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English 2 senses of the word prolate:
ADJECTIVEallprolate, watermelon-shapedhaving the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter
allprolate, egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, ovate, oviform, ovoidrounded like an egg
Englishprolate: 2 senses adjective 1
MeaningHaving the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter.
Example"a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis"
Synonymwatermelon-shaped
Narrowercucumber-shapedshaped like a cucumber
See alsoroundedcurving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
Oppositeoblate, pumpkin-shapedHaving the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter
Englishprolate: 2 senses adjective 2
Meaningrounded like an egg.
Synonymsegg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, ovate, oviform, ovoid
Broaderroundedcurving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
Spanishelíptico, oblongo, oval, ovalado, oviforme, ovoide, ovoideo
Catalanel·líptic, oblong, oval, ovalat, oviforme, ovoide

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