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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
spheroid; -- opposed to {oblate}.
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{Prolate cycloid}. See the Note under {Cycloid}.

{Prolate ellipsoid} or {Prolate spheroid} (Geom.), a figure
generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its major
axis. Contrasted with {oblate spheroid}. See {Ellipsoid of
revolution}, under {Ellipsoid}.
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Prolate \Pro*late"\, v. t.
To utter; to pronounce. [Obs.] "Foun-der-ed; prolate it
right." --B. Jonson.
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