rounding

/ˈɹaʊndɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

To shape something into a curve.
To become shaped into a curve.
(with "out") To finish; to complete; to fill out.
To approximate a number, especially a decimal number by the closest whole number.
To turn past a boundary.
To turn and attack someone or something (used with on).
To speak in a low tone; whisper; speak secretly; take counsel.
To address or speak to in a whisper, utter in a whisper.
The act by which a numerical value is rounded.
The numerical value obtained by this process.
The act of making anything round, as the lips in pronouncing some vowels.
A rounded surface; a curve.
In bookbinding, the shaping of the folded and sewed sheets into a convex form at the back.
Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish.

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