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prolate spheroid

rotationally symmetric ellipsoid having a polar axis longer than the diameter of the equatorial circle whose plane bisects it
Class type of: spheroid Q3297588

Facts

5 properties
Subclass of
spheroid[1]
Has characteristic
elongation[3]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[5]
Opposite of
oblate spheroid[2]
Studied by
geometry[4]
🏷️ Also known as
en oblong spheroid en prolate spheroid en prolate ellipsoid of revolution en elongated spheroid ar كرواني متطاول de verlängertes Ellipsoid de prolates Ellipsoid es elipsoide elongado es elipsoide oblongo es esferoide elongado es esferoide prolato fr ellipsoïde allongé fr ellipsoïde oblong it sferoide prolato ja 長球 ko 길쭉한 회전타원체 ms Sferoid lonjong ro sferoid oblat ru вытянутый сфероид ru вытянутый эллипсоид
🔖 Identifiers · 9
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
ProlateSpheroid.png ↗
BabelNet ID
03824376n
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/prolate-spheroid
Freebase ID
/m/0283mh6
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/1q5gjndh2
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
esferoide-prolat
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0180686
MathWorld ID
ProlateSpheroid
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
197807790

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🔗 Connections
← Shape 3
penis, cigar, rugby ball
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Opposite of 1
oblate spheroid
Studied by 1
geometry
Subclass of 1
spheroid
← Opposite of 1
oblate spheroid
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  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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