rotundness

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ro·tund

(rō-tŭnd′)

adj.

1. Rounded in figure; plump. See Synonyms at fat.

2. Round or spherical: "a rotund jar of limpid honey" (Aleksandar Hemon).

[Latin rotundus; see ret- in Indo-European roots.]

ro·tun′di·ty, ro·tund′ness n.

ro·tund′ly adv.

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rotundness - the roundness of a 3-dimensional object

globosity, globularness, rotundity, sphericalness, sphericity

roundness - the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular

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