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prolate

/ˈpɹəʊ.leɪt/
/pɹəʊˈleɪt/

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

adjective more prolate · most prolate

Elongated at the poles. A cigar is a prolate spheroid.

Opposite: oblate

verb prolates · prolating · prolated

obsolete, transitive To utter; to pronounce. Prolate it right.

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adjective

Opposite: oblate

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adj Elongated at the poles

Français	oblong

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"prolate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/prolate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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prolate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/prolate

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"prolate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/prolate.

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@misc{prolate_2026,
  title = {prolate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prolate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}