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单词 prolate
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pro•late  (prō′lāt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Mathematicselongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).
  • Latin prōlātus, past participle of prōferre to bring forward, extend; see pro-1, oblate
  • 1685–95
pro′late•ly, adv. 
pro′late•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
prolate /ˈprəʊleɪt/ adj
  1. having a polar diameter of greater length than the equatorial diameter
    Compare oblate1
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin prōferre to enlarge

ˈprolately adv
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