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Word: Prolate
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 18th century: from Latin prolatus ‘carried forward’, past participle of proferre ‘prolong’, from pro- ‘forward’ + ferre ‘carry’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈprəʊleɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a spheroid) lengthened in the direction of a polar diameter.
Short Definition:(of spheroid) lengthened in direction of polar diameter
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