Hypertext Webster Gateway: "prolate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Prolate \Pro"late\, a. [L. prolatus, used as p. p. of proferre
to bring forth, to extend; pro + latus, p. p. See {Pro-}, and
{Tolerate}. ]
Stretched out; extended; especially, elongated in the
direction of a line joining the poles; as, a prolate
spheroid; -- opposed to {oblate}.
{Prolate cycloid}. See the Note under {Cycloid}.
{Prolate ellipsoid} or {spheroid} (Geom.), a figure generated
by the revolution of an ellipse about its major axis. See
{Ellipsoid of revolution}, under {Ellipsoid}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Prolate \Pro*late"\, v. t.
To utter; to pronounce. [Obs.] ``Foun-der-ed; prolate it
right.'' --B. Jonson.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
prolate
adj 1: having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial
diameter; "a prolate spheroid is generated by
revolving an ellipse about its major axis" [syn: {watermelon-shaped}]
[ant: {oblate}]
2: rounded like an egg [syn: {egg-shaped}, {elliptic}, {elliptical},
{oval}, {ovate}, {oviform}, {ovoid}]
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