PROLATE


Meaning of PROLATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈprəuleɪt ]

adj. 1 Geom. (of a spheroid) lengthened in the direction of a polar diameter (cf. OBLATE(2)). 2 growing or extending in width. 3 widely spread. 4 Gram. = PROLATIVE. øøprolately adv. [L prolatus past part. of proferre prolong (as PRO-(1), ferre carry)]

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