different between prolate vs acicular

English

Etymology

From Latin prolatum, past participle of proferre (“to extend, lengthen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p???.le?t/, /p????le?t/

Adjective

prolate (comparative more prolate, superlative most prolate)

1. Elongated at the poles.

   A cigar is a prolate spheroid.

Translations

Antonyms

• oblate

Related terms

• proffer

See also

• equidimensional

Verb

prolate (third-person singular simple present prolates, present participle prolating, simple past and past participle prolated)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To utter; to pronounce.
   • 1629, Ben Jonson, The New Inn

     Prolate it right.

Anagrams

• La Porte, LaPorte, Laporte, Platero, Portela, patrole

Latin

Participle

pr?l?te

1. vocative masculine singular of pr?l?tus

English

Etymology

Latin acicula.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?kj?l?(?)

Adjective

acicular (not comparable)

1. Needle-shaped; slender like a needle or bristle.
2. Having sharp points like needles.
3. (botany) Of a leaf, slender and pointed, needle-like.

Derived terms

• acicularly

Translations

Portuguese

Adjective

acicular m or f (plural aciculares, comparable)

1. acicular (needle-shaped)

Romanian

Etymology

From French aciculaire

Adjective

acicular m or n (feminine singular acicular?, masculine plural aciculari, feminine and neuter plural aciculare)

1. acicular

Declension

Spanish

Adjective

acicular (plural aciculares)

1. acicular