adjective. Having the shape of a spheroid generated by rotating an ellipse about its longer axis.

adjective. Having the distance between the poles longer than the equatorial diameter.

Lengthened along one direction. A prolate spheroid is produced by the revolution of a semi-ellipse about its larger diameter. See oblate.

To utter, especially in a drawling manner; lengthen in pronunciation or sound.

transitive verb. To utter; to pronounce.

adjective. Stretched out; extended; especially, elongated in the direction of a line joining the poles; ; -- opposed to oblate.

adjective. See the Note under Cycloid.

adjective. (Geom.), a figure generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its major axis. Contrasted with oblate spheroid. See Ellipsoid of revolution, under Ellipsoid.

adjective. undefined

adjective. Elongated at the poles.

verb. To utter; to pronounce.

adjective. having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter

adjective. rounded like an egg

"The effect of the revolution is to make both bodies slightly protrude in the direction of the line joining them; they become slightly "prolate" as it is called -- that is, lemon-shaped."

oblate  

prolate cycloid  

cucumber-shaped  prolate spheroid  rounded  

pronounce  utter