prolate

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prolate Definition

• (a) having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter; "a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis"
• (s) rounded like an egg

prolate Synonyms

• egg-shaped
• elliptic
• elliptical
• oval
• ovate
• oviform
• ovoid
• prolate
• watermelon-shaped