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prolate

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7
Pronunciation
/ˈpɹəʊ.leɪt/
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/ˈpɹəʊ.leɪt/ · /pɹəʊˈleɪt/

Definition of prolate

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Elongated at the poles.
    “A cigar is a prolate spheroid.”
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adj

  1. Elongated at the poles.
    “A cigar is a prolate spheroid.”

verb

  1. (obsolete, transitive)To utter; to pronounce.
    “Prolate it right.”

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Etymology

From Latin prolatum, past participle of proferre (“to extend, lengthen”).

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