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prolate spheroid

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Also known as prolate ellipsoid of revolution, oblong spheroid, elongated spheroid

rotationally symmetric ellipsoid having a polar axis longer than the diameter of the equatorial circle whose plane bisects it

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Subclass of
spheroid
Image
Prolate Spheroid Quadric.png
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opposite of
oblate spheroid
studied by
geometry
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