prolate

Meanings

Adjective

having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter
- "a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis"

Adjective Satellite

rounded like an egg

Adj

Elongated at the poles.

Verb

To utter; to pronounce.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, ovate, oviform, ovoid, watermelon-shaped

Antonyms

oblate

Scrabble Score: 9

prolate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
prolate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
prolate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

prolate is a valid Words With Friends word