Roundness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality or degree of being round.; The degree of accuracy to which a manufactured object intended to be round fulfills that requirement; it is measured by parameters such as TIR (total indicator reading). uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    the bodily property of being well rounded wordnet
  3. 3
    The quality or degree of being round.; Synonym of rotundity. uncountable, usually

    "I gazed at her arm. Where was its wonderful roundness and beauty? It was getting thin and angular."

  4. 4
    the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular wordnet
  5. 5
    the quality of being round numbers wordnet
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  1. 6
    the fullness of a tone of voice wordnet

Synonyms

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rotundityrotundityannularityannulationartlessnessbelly

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"This belly dangles from the roundness."

Etymology

From Middle English roundnesse, equivalent to round + -ness.

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