PROLATE

• (adj.) having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter

  "a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis"

  synonyms : watermelon-shaped

• (adj.) rounded like an egg

  synonyms : egg-shaped , elliptic , elliptical , oval , oval-shaped , ovate , oviform , ovoid

  “an egg-shaped ceramic container”, “an oval dining table” -added by nsrees

  The pendant was ovoid in shape. -added by naila_inlas

  The earth is elliptical or sperical? -added by priyavanjeri

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