prolate

Speech parts

1. prolate - Adjective

2. prolate - Verb

3. prolate - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Stretched out; extended; especially, elongated in the direction of a line joining the poles; as, a prolate spheroid; -- opposed to oblate.

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Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

oval elliptic elliptical ovate egg-shaped ovoid oviform oval-shaped watermelon-shaped long extended lying rounded elongated oblong
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Antonyms

oblate small short transverse silken compound
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Phrases with the word

prolate bacteria prolate cyclogon

Anagrams

patrole Laporte Platero Poltera Portela

Examples

a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis Source: Internet

The effect is even more evident under a vaulted roof shaped as a section of a prolate spheroid. Source: Internet

"Zemen, T.; Mecklenbrauker, C.F., Time-Variant Channel Estimation Using Discrete Prolate Spheroidal Sequences. Source: Internet

Prolate This is an icosahedron elongated along the fivefold axis and is a common arrangement of the heads of bacteriophages. Source: Internet

The rugby ball is oval in shape, (technically a prolate spheroid ), and is made up of four panels. citation The ball was historically made of leather, but in the modern era most games use a ball made from a synthetic material. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

prolargin prolarva prolarval prolate bacteria prolate cyclogon prolate cycloid