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prolate
/pɹˈɒleɪt/
/pɹˈɑːleɪt/
prolate
[ADJECTIVE]1
rounded like an egg
2
having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter
synonyms : watermelon-shaped
antonyms : oblate
Examples
1. Football wasn't originally prolated.
2. And the point of saying that is sort of technilogical change from spherical ball to prolate ball which really did change the game.
3. Prolate which is the same kind of thing but stretched out.
4. What changed the game in football was going from spherical to prolate.
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