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Definition of Prolate

• (a.) Stretched out; extended; especially, elongated in the direction of a line joining the poles; as, a prolate spheroid; -- opposed to oblate.
• (v. t.) To utter; to pronounce.

Synonyms of Prolate

• Watermelon-Shaped
• Egg-Shaped
• Elliptic
• Elliptical
• Oval
• Oval-Shaped
• Ovate
• Oviform
• Ovoid

Antonyms of Prolate

• Oblate

Homophones of Prolate