prolate
ADJECTIVE
/proʊleɪt/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
prolate is a valid 7-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3R1O1L1A1T1E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does prolate mean?
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter.
“a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis”
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2
Rounded like an egg.
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