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Definition of: prolate
(prō′lāt) adjective
1. Extended lengthwise.
2. Lengthened toward the poles, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse around its long axis: opposed to oblate. [<L prolatus, pp. to proferre extend, carry forward <pro- forward + ferre carry]
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