PROLATE

/pɹəʊˈleɪt/ ► audio Scrabble 9 Words With Friends 11

Scrabble letter values: P3R1O1L1A1T1E1 = 9

Definition

  1. adjective having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter. — synonyms: watermelon-shaped
  2. adjective rounded like an egg. — synonyms: egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, ovate, oviform, ovoid

Examples

  • “a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis”

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