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PUMPKIN-SHAPED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pumpkin-shaped mean?
• PUMPKIN-SHAPED (adjective)
The adjective PUMPKIN-SHAPED has 1 sense:
1. having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles
Familiarity information: PUMPKIN-SHAPED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles
Synonyms:
oblate; pumpkin-shaped
Also:
rounded (curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged)
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