rounding

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/ˈɹaʊndɪŋ/ English

Definitions

verb

To shape something into a curve.“The carpenter rounded the edges of the table.”
To become shaped into a curve.
(with "out") To finish; to complete; to fill out.“She rounded out her education with only a single mathematics class.”
To approximate a number, especially a decimal number by the closest whole number.“Ninety-five rounds up to one hundred.”

verb

To speak in a low tone; whisper; speak secretly; take counsel.
To address or speak to in a whisper, utter in a whisper.

noun

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.

adjective

Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish.

Related words

Synonyms

surround orbicular rotund orbiculate discoidal disklike discoid ringlike globular globose circular round out round off spheric spherical environ encircle

Associated

truncation integer decimal errors vowel multiply fractional rounded arithmetic horn nearest lips

Rhymes

astounding confounding pounding expounding compounding resounding abounding hounding grounding surrounding

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