watermelon-shaped

watermelon-shaped
adjective
having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter
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a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis

Syn: ↑prolate
Ant: ↑oblate (for: ↑prolate)
Similar to: ↑cucumber-shaped
See Also: ↑rounded

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