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]