Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The condition or character of being prolate.
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- noun uncountable The condition of being
prolate - noun countable The degree to which something is prolate
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Examples
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Remember that the tidal humps were produced as the prolateness of a sphere whirled round and round a fixed centre, like a football whirled by a string.
Pioneers of Science Oliver Lodge 1895
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