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prolate
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prolate in WordNet English dictionary
adjective
rounded like an egg
egg-shaped
elliptic
elliptical
oval
oval-shaped
ovate
oviform
ovoid
prolate
having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter
"a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis"
prolate
watermelon-shaped
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