adjective: having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter ("A prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis")
adjective: rounded like an egg
Russell
"Prolating spheres, such as our sun, are becoming incandescent inward toward their centers, while oblating spheres, such as our planets, are becoming cold inward towards their centers." [Russell, The Secret of Light, page 232]
See Also
9.24 - Elliptical Enharmonic Orbit
9.23 - Circular Harmonic Orbit
12.38 - Orbital revolution
Oblate
Orbital Plane
Sphere