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UK
/ɹˈaʊndnəs/
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NOUN
- the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular
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the quality of being round numbers
he gave us the results in round numbers, but their roundness didn't affect the point he was making - the bodily property of being well rounded
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the fullness of a tone of voice
there is a musky roundness to his wordiness
How To Use roundness In A Sentence
- Theres something wrong about the angularness of the front and the roundness of the back, as if the dress has an identity crisis. This Week's Pattern Story - A Dress A Day
- It would be the easiest folly in the world to fall in love with her: there is such a sweet babylike roundness about her face and figure; the delicate dark rings of hair lie so charmingly about her ears and neck; her great dark eyes with their long eye-lashes touch one so strangely, as if an imprisoned frisky sprite looked out of them. Adam Bede
- Evolution is as firmly established a scientific fact as the roundness of the Earth.
- In the pictures, she could just see the swell of her mother's growing stomach, the roundness of a pregnancy that would later be her, Katy.
- His gait was feeble, his form attenuated, his countenance had lost its ruddy glow, -- the lines had sharpened until their youthful, healthful roundness was wholly obliterated; but the nervous, untranquil expression had passed away from his face, and the restless glancing from side to side had left his eyes. Fairy Fingers A Novel
- Roundness is increased by abrasion and chemical weathering processes, which blunt particle edges, and decreased by fracturing, which creates new, unworn edges.
- The roundness is more pleasant to the eye than angles of sqaures. 2012 Olympic Logo: Fiasco or Success?
- For others it's the ligatures, or the roundness, or the old-style numerals.
- The only exception to the roundness was a slight hollow on the top of each head, making it saucer-shaped instead of dome-shaped. The Tin Woodman of Oz
- Straightness, roundness and fine finish of stem and packing chamber wall are essential.