Definition of "prolate"

prolate

/ˈpɹəʊ.leɪt/

  • adjective

    comparative more prolate, superlative most prolate

    1. Elongated at the poles.  

  • verb

    third-person singular simple present prolates, present participle prolating, simple past and past participle prolated

    1. (obsolete, transitive) To utter; to pronounce.