prolate : Idioms & Phrases

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Prolate cycloid

  • noun a cycloid generated by a point outside the rolling circle
WordNet
  • . See the Note under Cycloid.
Webster 1913

Prolate ellipsoid ∨ spheroid

  • (Geom.), a figure generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its major axis. See Ellipsoid of revolution, under Ellipsoid.
Webster 1913