prolateness
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prolateness — noun a) The condition of being prolate b) The degree to which something is prolate … Wiktionary
prolateness — pro·late·ness … English syllables
prolateness — noun see prolate II * * * proˈlateness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑prolate … Useful english dictionary
prolate — prolately, adv. prolateness, n. /proh layt/, adj. elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate). [1685 95; < L prolatus, ptp. of proferre to bring forward,… … Universalium
