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subprolate

subprolate adjective: slightly prolate (but approximately spherical).

Adjective

subprolate (not comparable)

  1. Slightly prolate (but approximately spherical)

Origin of subprolate

From sub- + prolate.

Questions about subprolate

What does subprolate mean?
Subprolate means slightly prolate (but approximately spherical).
What part of speech is subprolate?
Subprolate is an adjective.

Words near subprolate in the dictionary

  1. subprogrammers
  2. subprogrammes
  3. subprograms
  4. subproject
  5. subprojects
  6. subprolate
  7. subproletariat
  8. subproletariats
  9. subproof
  10. subproofs
  11. subprop

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