prolate

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

prolate ‎(comparative more prolate, superlative most prolate)

1. Elongated at the poles.

   A cigar is a prolate spheroid.

Antonyms

• oblate

See also

• equidimensional

Verb

prolate ‎(third-person singular simple present prolates, present participle prolating, simple past and past participle prolated)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To utter; to pronounce.
   • Ben Jonson

     Prolate it right.

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Latin

Participle

prōlāte

1. vocative masculine singular of prōlātus