prolate (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *prolate*:
ADJECTIVE	all	prolate, watermelon-shaped	having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter
all	prolate, egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, ovate, oviform, ovoid	rounded like an egg

English > *prolate*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter.
Example	"a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis"
Synonym	watermelon-shaped
Narrower	cucumber-shaped	shaped like a cucumber
See also	rounded	curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
Opposite	oblate, pumpkin-shaped	Having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter

English > *prolate*: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	rounded like an egg.
Synonyms	egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, ovate, oviform, ovoid
Broader	rounded	curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
Spanish	elíptico, oblongo, oval, ovalado, oviforme, ovoide, ovoideo
Catalan	el·líptic, oblong, oval, ovalat, oviforme, ovoide

HyperDic: prolate