prolate

English - Turkish

Definition of prolate in English Turkish dictionary

yayık

yayvan

yaygın/uzayan

uzanmış

uzatılmış

iki ucu kabarık yumurta şeklindeki

geom

{s} yayık [dilb.]

oval

Related Terms

prolate cycloid

yayık cycloid

prolately

yaygınca/uzayarak

English - English

Definition of prolate in English English dictionary

Elongated at the poles

A cigar is a prolate spheroid.

{v} to pronounce, say, utter

{a} lengthened at two opposit points

Stretched out; extended; especially, elongated in the direction of a line joining the poles; as, a prolate spheroid; opposed to oblate

{s} elongated at the poles, lengthened along the polar axis (Mathematics)

having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter; "a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis

rounded like an egg

having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter; "a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis"

To utter; to pronounce

Related Terms

prolate cycloid

a cycloid generated by a point outside the rolling circle

Hyphenation

pro·late

Antonyms

oblate

Etymology

[ 'prO-"lAt ] (adjective.) 1694. From Latin prolatum, past participle of proferre (“to extend, lengthen”)