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What is "prolate" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does prolate mean in English? Meaning of prolate definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "prolate" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "prolate": having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter

Adjective

  • Meaning: having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter
  • Example: a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis
  • Synonyms: prolate watermelon-shaped
  • Antonyms: oblate pumpkin-shaped
  • Similar: cucumber-shaped
  • Also see: rounded

    • Meaning of "prolate": rounded like an egg

    Adjective

  • Meaning: rounded like an egg
  • Synonyms: egg-shaped elliptic elliptical oval oval-shaped ovate oviform ovoid prolate
  • Similar: rounded
  • Adjective: Elongated at the poles. A cigar is a prolate spheroid.

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