Prolate — Pro*late , v. t. To utter; to pronounce. [Obs.] Foun der ed; prolate it right. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prolate — [prō′lāt΄] adj. [L prolatus, pp. of proferre, to bring forward: see PRO 1 & BEAR1] extended or elongated at the poles [a prolate spheroid] … English World dictionary
prolate — ► ADJECTIVE Geometry ▪ (of a spheroid) lengthened in the direction of a polar diameter. Often contrasted with OBLATE(Cf. ↑oblate). ORIGIN Latin prolatus carried forward … English terms dictionary
prolate — adjective Etymology: Latin prolatus (past participle of proferre to bring forward, extend) from pro forward + latus, past participle of ferre to carry more at bear, tolerate Date: 1694 extended; especially elongated in the direction of a line… … New Collegiate Dictionary
prolate — adjective Elongated at the poles. A cigar is a prolate spheroid. Ant: oblate … Wiktionary
Prolate spheroidal coordinates — are a three dimensional orthogonal coordinate system that results from rotating the two dimensional elliptic coordinate system about the focal axis of the ellipse, i.e., the axis on which the foci are located. Rotation about the other axis… … Wikipedia
Prolate cycloid — Prolate Pro late, a. [L. prolatus, used as p. p. of proferre to bring forth, to extend; pro + latus, p. p. See {Pro }, and {Tolerate}. ] Stretched out; extended; especially, elongated in the direction of a line joining the poles; as, a prolate… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prolate ellipsoid — Prolate Pro late, a. [L. prolatus, used as p. p. of proferre to bring forth, to extend; pro + latus, p. p. See {Pro }, and {Tolerate}. ] Stretched out; extended; especially, elongated in the direction of a line joining the poles; as, a prolate… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prolate spheroid — Prolate Pro late, a. [L. prolatus, used as p. p. of proferre to bring forth, to extend; pro + latus, p. p. See {Pro }, and {Tolerate}. ] Stretched out; extended; especially, elongated in the direction of a line joining the poles; as, a prolate… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prolate spheroid — A prolate spheroid is a spheroid in which the polar diameter is longer than the equatorial diameter.Prolate spheroids in sportThe prolate spheroid is the shape of the ball in several sports, such as Rugby Football and Australian Rules Football.… … Wikipedia
