n. A prolate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an ellipse about its greater axis.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A prolate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an ellipse about its greater axis. Cf. oblatum, and see Ellipsoid of revolution, under ellipsoid.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A prolate ellipsoid.
Word Usage
"Corpus oblongum, subtus disco plano se promovens: Body oblong, underneath in the front (?) a flat disk."