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	prolate (pro\|late) Pronunciation: /ˈprəʊleɪt/ adjective Geometry (of a spheroid) lengthened in the direction of a polar diameter. Often contrasted with oblate¹ Origin: late 17th century: from Latin prolatus 'carried forward', past participle of proferre 'prolong', from pro- 'forward' + ferre 'carry'		Search results in the dictionary spheroid prolate spheroid in spheroid More results » More words in this category alternate angles altitude base 1 beam compass bisect convex diagonal hyperbola minute 1 non-Euclidean perspective pole 2 polygon pyramidal radian rhomb section segment semicircular Z 1 Nearby Words projective test projector prokaryote Prokofiev, Sergei Prokopyevsk prolactin prolapse prolapsed disc prolapsus prolate prole proleg prolegomenon prolepsis proletarian proletariat proliferate proliferation proliferous