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round·ed

(roun′dĭd)

adj.

1. Shaped into the form of a circle or sphere; made round.

2. Linguistics Pronounced with the lips pursed or shaped in a round form.

3. Complete; balanced: a rounded meal.

round′ed·ness n.

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rounded

(ˈraʊndɪd)

adj

1. round or curved

2. having been made round or curved

3. full, mature, or complete

4. (of the lips) pursed, as in pronouncing the sound (uː)

5. (Phonetics & Phonology) (of a speech sound) articulated with rounded lips

ˈroundedly adv

ˈroundedness n

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round•ed

(ˈraʊn dɪd)

adj.

1. reduced to simple curves; made round.

2. (of a speech sound) pronounced with rounded lips.

3. fully developed.

round′ed•ness, n.

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Adj.

rounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"

fat - having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was"

circular, round - having a circular shape

oblate, pumpkin-shaped - having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles

prolate, watermelon-shaped - having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter; "a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis"

coiled - curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals); "a coiled snake ready to strike"; "the rope lay coiled on the deck"

angulate, angular - having angles or an angular shape

rounded

adjective curbed, sweeping, curved, arched, bow-shaped a low, rounded hill

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rounded

adjective

Deviating from a straight line:

arced, arched, arciform, bent, bowed, curved, curvilinear.

Translations

مُدَوَّر

kulatýoblý

buet

bogadreginn

rounded

[ˈraʊndɪd] ADJ

1. (= curved) [shape, hills, hips, shoulders] → redondeado; [face] → redondo, relleno; [handwriting] → redondo

2. (= complete, mature) [style, film, book] → pulido, maduro; [individual] → maduro, equilibrado; [character] (in novel etc) → bien desarrollado; [education] → completo; [flavour] → equilibrado

3. (= resonant) [vowel] → redondeado
the beautifully rounded tone of the clarinet → el tono profundo y lleno de belleza del clarinete

4. (Culin) [tablespoon, dessertspoon] → casi colmado

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

rounded

[ˈraʊndɪd] adj

[shoulders, hill, edges] → arrondi(e)

(= mature, well developed) [person] → épanoui(e); [character] → fouillé(e)

(in recipes) [teaspoon, tablespoon] → bombé(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

rounded

adj

(= curved) → rundlich; edges → abgerundet; hills → gerundet; handwriting → rundlich; (well-)rounded (bosom, figure) → wohlgerundet

(fig: = complete) picture, character, individual, education, flavour → abgerundet; film, book → in sich geschlossen; (well-)rounded (sentences, style) → abgerundet

a rounded tablespoon (Cook) → ein gehäufter Esslöffel

(= resonant) tone → rund

(Ling) vowel → rund

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

rounded

[ˈraʊndɪd] adj (shape) → arrotondato/a (fig) (sentence) → forbito/a; (style) → armonioso/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

round

(raund) adjective

1. shaped like a circle or globe. a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.

2. rather fat; plump. a round face.

adverb

1. in the opposite direction. He turned round.

2. in a circle. They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.

3. from one person to another. They passed the letter round; The news went round.

4. from place to place. We drove round for a while.

5. in circumference. The tree measured two metres round.

6. to a particular place, usually a person's home. Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?

preposition

1. on all sides of. There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.

2. passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place). They ran round the tree.

3. changing direction at. He came round the corner.

4. in or to all parts of. The news spread all round the town.

noun

1. a complete circuit. a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.

2. a regular journey one takes to do one's work. a postman's round.

3. a burst of cheering, shooting etc. They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.

4. a single bullet, shell etc. five hundred rounds of ammunition.

5. a stage in a competition etc. The winners of the first round will go through to the next.

6. a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.

verb

to go round. The car rounded the corner.

ˈrounded adjective

curved; like part of the line forming a circle. a rounded arch.

ˈroundly adverb

plainly; rudely. He rebuked her roundly.

ˈroundness noun

rounds noun plural

a doctor's visits to his patients. The doctor is (out) on his rounds.

ˈall-round adjective

complete. It was an all-round success.

ˌall-ˈrounder noun

a person who has a talent for several different kinds of work, sport etc, or who can play in any position in a game.

ˈroundabout noun

1. a revolving machine on which one can ride for pleasure; a merry-go-round.

2. a circular piece of ground where several roads meet, and round which traffic must travel.

adjective

not direct. a roundabout route.

round figures/numbers

the nearest convenient or easily remembered numbers. Tell me the cost in round figures (ie $20 rather than $19.87).

ˌround-ˈshouldered adjective

with stooping shoulders.

round trip

1. (American) a journey to a place and back again (round-trip ticket a ticket for such a journey).

2. a trip to several places and back, taking a circular route.

all round

surrounding. There were people all round him.

round about

1. surrounding. She sat with her children round about her.

2. near. There are not many houses round about.

3. approximately. There must have been round about a thousand people there.

round off

1. to make something smooth etc. He rounded off the sharp corners with a file.

2. to complete successfully. He rounded off his career by becoming president.

round on

to turn to face (a person) suddenly, especially angrily.

round up to collect together: The farmer rounded up the sheep ( ˈround-up) noun

References in classic literature ?

Anna was not in lilac, as Kitty had so urgently wished, but in a black, low-cut, velvet gown, showing her full throat and shoulders, that looked as though carved in old ivory, and her rounded arms, with tiny, slender wrists.

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According to a police spokesman, New town police rounded up Asharaf with 1260 grams of charas, Air port police apprehended Abdul Muneeb for having 140 grams of charas, Westridge police arrested Saleem with 280 grams of charas, Civil line police held Munbashar and seized 5 liter of liquor, Kahuta Police arrested Talat and seized 10 liter of liquor.