Prolate - Definition
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: prolate,
watermelon-shaped] [ant: oblate, pumpkin-shaped]
2: rounded like an egg [syn: egg-shaped, elliptic,
elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, ovate, oviform,
ovoid, prolate]