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Synonyms for "prolate" in English

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prolate:
- oval; elliptical; ovate; egg-shaped; ovoid; oval-shaped; prolate; oviform; elliptic; watermelon-shaped

English

Detailed Synonyms for prolate in English

prolate:

prolate adj

prolate

– rounded like an egg ¹
oval; elliptical; ovate; egg-shaped; ovoid; oval-shaped; prolate; oviform; elliptic
– rounded like an egg ¹
- oval adj
- elliptical adj
- ovate adj
- egg-shaped adj
- ovoid adj
- oval-shaped adj
- prolate adj
- oviform adj
- elliptic adj
prolate

– having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter ¹
prolate; watermelon-shaped
– having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter ¹
- prolate adj
  - a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis¹
- watermelon-shaped adj

Alternate Synonyms for "prolate":

watermelon-shaped; cucumber-shaped; rounded
egg-shaped; elliptic; elliptical; oval; oval-shaped; ovate; oviform; ovoid; rounded

Antonyms for "prolate":

oblate

Related Definitions for "prolate":

rounded like an egg¹
having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter¹
- a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis¹

Related Synonyms for prolate

prolate cycloid

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