Watermelon-shaped (Adjective)
Meaning
Having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter; "a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The Earth is actually a watermelon-shaped oblate spheroid, but some other planets are prolate spheroids with the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter.
- The planet's unique rotation caused it to bulge at the equator, resulting in a watermelon-shaped figure that was slightly flattened at the poles.
- Astronomers discovered that the distant planet was a watermelon-shaped spheroid, but its rotation was so slow that it didn't have a significant effect on its shape.
- The newly discovered exoplanet was found to be a watermelon-shaped prolate spheroid, with its polar diameter being significantly greater than its equatorial diameter.
- The planet's watermelon-shaped figure was likely caused by its extremely fast rotation, which resulted in a significant bulge at the equator.