prolate

a. 扁长的, 扩展的, 延长的

发音

其它 /ˈpɹəʊ.leɪt/

词形变化

prolated prolates 三单 prolates prolating prolating 现在分词 prolated 过去式 prolated 过去分词 more prolate 比较级 most prolate 最高级

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To utter; to pronounce.

    废旧 及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Elongated at the poles.

    A cigar is a prolate spheroid.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 8

oval elliptical eggshaped elliptic oval-shaped ovate oviform ovoid

反义词 1

oblate

近义相关 1

rounded

参见 1

rounded

词源

From Latin prolatum, past participle of proferre (“to extend, lengthen”).

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