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Prolate

adjective
1.
Having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter.  Synonym: watermelon-shaped.  Antonym: oblate.
2.
Rounded like an egg.  Synonyms: egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, ovate, oviform, ovoid.



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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


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