Definition of prolate

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• prolate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
• prolate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
• prolate is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of prolate

• having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis

  Synonyms

  1. watermelon-shaped
• rounded like an egg (adjective)

  Synonyms

  1. egg-shaped
  2. elliptic
  3. elliptical
  4. oval
  5. oval-shaped
  6. ovate
  7. oviform
  8. ovoid

See definition of prolate in Merriam Webster