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Prolate   Listen
adjective
Prolate  adj.  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 or Prolate spheroid (Geom.), a figure generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its major axis. Contrasted with oblate spheroid. See Ellipsoid of revolution, under Ellipsoid.





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"Prolate" Quotes from Famous Books



... greatest value as connected with modeling when the subjects chosen for invention are comprehended under the sphere, prolate and oblate spheroid, ovoid, cone, etc., the cube with its straight ...
— Froebel's Gifts • Kate Douglas Wiggin


Words linked to "Prolate" :   oval, watermelon-shaped, rounded, ovate, oblate, cucumber-shaped, elliptical, prolate cycloid, oval-shaped, egg-shaped


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