adj
Meaning 1
Elongated at the poles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- A cigar is a prolate spheroid.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
prolate
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Pronunciation
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/ˈpɹəʊ.leɪt/
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/pɹəʊˈleɪt/
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rhymes with -eɪt
verb
Meaning 2
To utter; to pronounce.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: watermelon-shaped
Antonyms: oblate
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
rounded like an egg
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, ovate, oviform, ovoid
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin prolatum, past participle of proferre (“to extend, lengthen”).
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: удължен (udǎlžen) — Elongated at the poles
- French: oblong — Elongated at the poles