pro·late /ˈproˌlet/
(a.)扁長的,擴展的,延長的
Pro·late a. Stretched out; extended; especially, elongated in the direction of a line joining the poles; as, a prolate spheroid; -- opposed to oblate.
Prolate cycloid. See the Note under Cycloid.
Prolate ellipsoid or Prolate spheroid Geom., a figure generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its major axis. Contrasted with oblate spheroid. See Ellipsoid of revolution, under Ellipsoid.
Pro·late v. t. To utter; to pronounce. [Obs.] “Foun-der-ed; prolate it right.”
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prolate
adj 1: having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial
diameter; "a prolate spheroid is generated by
revolving an ellipse about its major axis" [syn: watermelon-shaped]
[ant: oblate]
2: rounded like an egg [syn: egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical,
oval, ovate, oviform, ovoid]