prolate

adj 1: having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial

diameter; "a prolate spheroid is generated by

revolving an ellipse about its major axis" [syn: {watermelon-shaped}]

[ant: {oblate}]

2: rounded like an egg [syn: {egg-shaped}, {elliptic}, {elliptical},

{oval}, {ovate}, {oviform}, {ovoid}]