prolate

[ proh-leyt ]

/ ˈproʊ leɪt /

elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).

Origin of prolate

1685–95; < Latin prōlātus, past participle of prōferre to bring forward, extend; see pro-¹, oblate¹

pro·late·ly, adverb pro·late·ness, noun

Mr. Murphy invites attention and objection to some assertions, as that the earth is prolate, not oblate.

A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II) |Augustus de Morgan
The prolate or lemon-like shape is caused by the gravitative pull of the earth, balanced by the centrifugal whirl.

Pioneers of Science |Oliver Lodge
The immediate inference from this was that, the degree diminishing with increasing latitude, the earth must be a prolate spheroid.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9 |Various
A few stars now had pierced the blue, and in the east there shone brightly a prolate moon.

The War in the Air |Herbert George Wells

prolate

/ (ˈprəʊleɪt) /

having a polar diameter of greater length than the equatorial diameter Compare oblate 1

prolately, adverb prolateness, noun

C17: from Latin prōferre to enlarge