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Meaning of "prolate" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PROLATE

From Latin prōferre to enlarge.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PROLATE

prolate  [ˈprəʊleɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROLATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prolate is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PROLATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Prolate spheroid

A prolate spheroid is a spheroid in which the polar axis is greater than the equatorial diameter. Prolate spheroids are elongated along a line, whereas oblate spheroids are contracted. The prolate spheroid is defined by the equation for some arbitrary constant c, in prolate spheroidal coordinates.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROLATE


bursiculate
bɜːˈsɪkjʊleɪt
calculate
ˈkælkjʊˌleɪt
cholate
ˈkəʊleɪt
correlate
ˈkɒrɪˌleɪt
falculate
ˈfælkjʊleɪt
folate
ˈfəʊleɪt
late
leɪt
manipulate
məˈnɪpjʊˌleɪt
outmanipulate
ˌaʊtməˈnɪpjʊleɪt
plate
pleɪt
regulate
ˈrɛɡjʊˌleɪt
relate
rɪˈleɪt
segholate
seˈɡəʊleɪt
simulate
ˈsɪmjʊˌleɪt
slate
sleɪt
stimulate
ˈstɪmjʊˌleɪt
trabeculate
trəˈbɛkjʊleɪt
translate
trænsˈleɪt
valleculate
vəˈlekjʊleɪt
violate
ˈvaɪəˌleɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROLATE

prolabor
prolactin
prolamine
prolan
prolapse
prolapsus
prolately
prolateness
prolation
prolative
prole
proleg
prolegomena
prolegomenal
prolegomenary
prolegomenon
prolegomenous
prolepses
prolepsis
proleptic

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROLATE

apostolate
chocolate
cyclopentolate
dark chocolate
death by chocolate
desolate
dessert chocolate
drinking chocolate
extrapolate
hot chocolate
immolate
interpolate
isolate
lanceolate
milk chocolate
on a plate
percolate
phenolate
plain chocolate
solate
urceolate

Synonyms and antonyms of prolate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «prolate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROLATE

Find out the translation of prolate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prolate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prolate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

扁长
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

prolato
570 millions of speakers

English

prolate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लंबोतरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

استرخاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вытянутый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prolate
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যাপক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

allongé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Prolate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

prolate
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

扁長の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

장형
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prolate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dài thêm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நெட்டைக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उजेड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yayvan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prolata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wydłużony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

витягнутий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prolate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ωοειδής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

prolate
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

prolate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

prolate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prolate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROLATE»

The term «prolate» is regularly used and occupies the 74.154 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROLATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prolate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROLATE»

Discover the use of prolate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prolate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Duration and Bandwidth Limiting: Prolate Functions, ...
This book provides a thorough investigation of the theory and applications of time and band limiting, and develops the tools for applications in communications engineering, as well as optical engineering, geosciences, planetary sciences, ...
Jeffrey A. Hogan, Joseph D. Lakey, 2011
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Clinical Contact Lens Practice
Conic sections having the same prolate apical radius of curvature and apex position, but differing with respect to eccentricity (e). Prolate surfaces are steepest at the apex and flatten toward the periphery. Note that the ellipse has two prolate  ...
Edward S. Bennett, Barry A. Weissman, 2005
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Principles of Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Joseph R. Lakowicz. Figure 12.11. Prolate and oblate ellipsoids of revolution. Figure 12.30. Torsional and bending motions of DNA. From [73]. These correlation times are not simply equal to 1/6D for each of the rotational diffusion coefficients.
Joseph R. Lakowicz, 2007
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Mastering the Techniques of Presbyopia Surgery
PROLATE AND OBLATE CORNEA It is important for us to understand a prolate and oblate cornea before we progress further on the technique of presbyopic LASIK. The shape of spheroid (a conoidal surface of revolution) is qualitatively ...
‎2006
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Anatomy of Morphology
90 Spheroidal Muri plain with spinules at the corner t 12 51 x50 Prolate spheroidal - 15 39x38 Prolate spheroidal • 1 38 75 x 79 Oblate spheroidal - » 28 66 x 75 Suboblate . - 22 x 18 Subprolate Brochi large 14 26x27 Oblate spheroidal Brochi ...
A. D. J. Meeuse, 1986
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CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics, Second Edition
2394. Prolate. Spheroid. The ELLIPTICITY of the prolate spheroid is defined by e = so that Then 1 - sin2 5 (2) (3) (4) The SURFACE AREA of a prolate spheroid can be computed as a SURFACE OF REVOLUTION about the z- AXIS, ...
Eric W. Weisstein, 2002
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Atomic and Molecular Clusters
PROLATE GROWTH !0 20 30 40 50 60 ATOMS IN CLUSTER Figure 6.12 Plot of the relative mobilities (measured mobility divided by hard sphere mobility) ofcharged Si clusters in He. The data correspond to injection energies of 50 eV ( filled ...
Roy L. Johnston, 2002
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Atmospheric Transmission, Emission and Scattering
Suppose B could be decreased until B = C This would make the asymmetric rotor a prolate symmetric rotor. Or, suppose B could be increased. That too could take the asymmetric rotor over into a symmetric rotor, but an oblate top instead of a ...
Thomas G. Kyle, 2013
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Haemodialysis
The sign of (3 is always positive, and thus it corresponds to a prolate configuration. We therefore have a prolate configuration which always exists a finite amplitude away from the spherical system. When the spherical system becomes stable, ...
Graeme R. D. Catto, 1989
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Eremophila and Allied Genera: A Monograph of the Plant ...
Within a few hours, however, all pollen grains in the prepared samples had converted to the prolate-spheroidal state. During the preparation of slides it was noted that grains in some anthers were prolate-spheroidal (Figs 19F and 20F). In dried ...
R. J. Chinnock, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROLATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prolate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Corneal inlay for presbyopia shows promise without added visual …
When the inlay is implanted under a flap, creased with a femtosecond laser, it changes the curvature of the cornea to a prolate shape, ... «ModernMedicine, Jul 15»
2
Watch This Tennis Ball Disappear Before Your Eyes
Then prolate. Then oblate again. All of this plays out in a matter of milliseconds. What's most stunning about this video is this: Even at a reduced ... «io9, Jul 15»
3
Profiles in Terpage: Christian Carpenter
High school stats (Senior Year): In addition to frequently pushing a prolate spheroid between his legs, Carpenter had a kickoff return for six ... «Testudo Times, Jun 15»
4
Net Gain: Bengals Unearth Volleyball Ringers
In the process, the guys who usually play with a prolate spheroid found out who's pretty good with the ball with 18 rectangular panels. «BengalsInsider.com, Jun 15»
5
10 Reasons Why an Appeal Overturns Tom Brady's Suspension
... beer distributor from New Hampshire could deflate a bag of unwieldy prolate spheroids in 100 seconds before the AFC Championship Game. «Breitbart News, May 15»
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John McGrath: Tom Brady's bunch learns when you break a rule …
... the ball took a different shape: Once resembling something carried in a rugby scrum, footballs were redesigned into prolate spheroids that ... «The Olympian, May 15»
7
Did Tom Brady Cheat? Breaking Down NFL Ball Rules In 'Deflategate'
It shall have the form of a prolate spheroid and the size and weight shall be: long axis, 11 to 11 1/4 inches; long circumference, 28 to 28 1/2 ... «International Business Times, May 15»
8
Chopper Mom and the Golden Egg
Bodies flying every which way, kids knocking heads trying to go for the same prolate spheroid, the parents standing on the sidelines chatting ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
9
An internal ocean on Ganymede: Hooray for consistency with …
It would be interesting too to see what thermal evolution models predict for a big fast rotating prolate object like Haumea: how are layers ... «The Planetary Society, Mar 15»
10
Aaron Brooks, comfortable in the lanes
Like a baseball player will secure a beloved bat or a football player with his prolate spheroid. NBA players do amazing things with the dribble, ... «Bulls.com, Mar 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Prolate [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/prolate>. Apr 2024 ».
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