prolate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter
  2. adjective rounded like an egg

Etymology

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

Synonyms

watermelon-shaped

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