prolate (a)
watermelon-shaped (a)

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type a
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def having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter
examples a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis
Outgoing links
Also see rounded
Antonym prolate → oblate
Similar to cucumber-shaped
Incoming links
Also see rounded
Antonym oblate → prolate
Similar to cucumber-shaped

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