Definition of Prolate
Pro`late´
a.
1.
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
(Geom.)
(
Geom
.)
,
a
figure
generated
by
the
revolution
of
an
ellipse
about
its
major
axis
.
Contrasted
with
oblate
spheroid
.
See
Ellipsoid
of
revolution
,
under
Ellipsoid
.
v. t.
1.
To
utter
;
to
pronounce
.
Related Words
egg-shaped
,
elliptic
,
elliptical
,
oval
,
ovate
,
oviform
,
ovoid
,
rounded
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