prolate
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- adjective
- /ˈproʊleɪt/
- Specialized
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prolato
- When you look at the Earth from above, it appears slightly prolate instead of perfectly round.
- prolate spheroid
Examples
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The term "hyperdeformed" refers to prolate nuclei with a 3:1 ratio of major to minor diameter.
Academic text (1995) -
The rugby ball has a prolate shape, making it easier to throw accurately.
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It's roughly that of a prolate spheroid.
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So prolate tops have an A dipole.
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Well, these are both prolate tops, and the prolate axis is the near symmetry axis.
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The evidence, both theoretical and experimental, was that these were indeed prolate nuclei with the major diameter twice as long as the minor.
Academic text (1995) -
An inverted V of boxlike figures with stick hands and red, bloblike heads flank the familiar prolate hexagon, the painting's monolithic.
Fiction book (1995) -
The design of the spacecraft incorporates a prolate form to enhance aerodynamics.
Synonyms
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1.0
Having a rounded shape that is slightly longer than a circle, like an egg
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Having an oval shape like an egg
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4.5
Long and thin in shape, longer than it is wide
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Having a shape like an egg
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Having a rounded shape like an egg
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A shape that is long and round like an egg
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Long and narrow in shape
Longer from top to bottom than wide, like a watermelon
Shaped like an egg
A shape like an egg or an oval
Antonyms
Compounds
How Elongated
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word prolate comes from the Latin prolatus, meaning 'stretched forward', from pro- 'forward' and latus 'carried', and you can link it to prolong ('make longer') as a memory help. So a prolate shape is one that is stretched or longer in one direction, like an egg or an American football.