Prolate Definition

prōlāt
adjective
Having the shape of a spheroid generated by rotating an ellipse about its longer axis.
American Heritage
Extended or elongated at the poles.
A prolate spheroid.
Webster's New World
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verb

(obsolete) To utter; to pronounce.

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Origin of Prolate

  • Latin prōlātus past participle of prōferre to stretch out prō- forth pro–1 lātus brought telə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin prolatum, past participle of proferre (“to extend, lengthen")

    From Wiktionary

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