pumpkin-shaped

pumpkin-shaped
adjective
having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles
Syn: ↑oblate
Ant: ↑prolate (for: ↑oblate)
See Also: ↑rounded
Derivationally related forms: ↑oblateness (for: ↑oblate)

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