prolate

(prō′lāt′)

adjective

extended or elongated at the poles: a prolate spheroid

Origin: L prolatus, pp. of proferre, to bring forward: see pro- & bear

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adjective

Having the shape of a spheroid generated by rotating an ellipse about its longer axis.
Having the polar axis longer than the equatorial diameter: a prolate spheroid.

Origin:

Origin: Latin prōlātus

Origin: , past participle of prōferre, to stretch out

Origin: : prō-, forth; see pro-¹

Origin: + lātus, brought; see telə- in Indo-European roots

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