(a.) Stretched out; extended; especially, elongated in the direction of a line joining the poles; as, a prolate spheroid; -- opposed to oblate.
PROLATE
Meaning of PROLATE in English
Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012
(a.) Stretched out; extended; especially, elongated in the direction of a line joining the poles; as, a prolate spheroid; -- opposed to oblate.
Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012