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prolate
adjective
Rounded like an egg
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ˈpɹəʊ.leɪt
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adjective
Rounded like an egg
adjective
Having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter
“A prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis”
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A prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis
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