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Prolate vs Prolateness - What's the difference?

prolate | prolateness |

As an adjective prolate

is elongated at the poles.

As a verb prolate

is (obsolete|transitive) to utter; to pronounce.

As a noun prolateness is

(uncountable) the condition of being prolate.

prolate

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Elongated at the poles.
    • A cigar is a prolate spheroid.

    Antonyms

    * (l)

    See also

    * (l)

    Verb

    (prolat)
  • (obsolete) To utter; to pronounce.
  • * Ben Jonson
    • Prolate it right.
    ----

    prolateness

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The condition of being prolate
  • (countable) The degree to which something is prolate