prolate

adjective /ˈpɹəʊ.leɪt/

1. Elongated at the poles.

   A cigar is a prolate spheroid.

Where it comes from

From Latin prolatum, past participle of proferre (“to extend, lengthen”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry prolate (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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