: extended
especially
: elongated in the direction of a line joining the poles
a prolate spheroid
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Unlike baseball or basketball, the American football relies on a spiral rotation because of its prolate spheroid shape.
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Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 6 Feb. 2023
That has a physical difference when gripping an object shaped like a prolate spheroid.
—Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 27 Jan. 2022
Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 6 Feb. 2023
That has a physical difference when gripping an object shaped like a prolate spheroid.
—Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 27 Jan. 2022
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“Prolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prolate. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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