Hyphenation of prolate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word prolate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

pro-late

Definitions of prolate:

1.	Having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter A prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis
2.	Rounded like an egg

Synonyms of prolate:

adj	prolate, watermelon-shaped, rounded
adj	egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, oval, ovate, oviform, ovoid, rounded

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