rounding

Meaning

Adj

Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The act by which a numerical value is rounded.
2. (countable, uncountable) The numerical value obtained by this process.
3. (countable, uncountable) The act of making anything round, as the lips in pronouncing some vowels.
4. (countable, uncountable) A rounded surface; a curve.
5. (countable, uncountable) In bookbinding, the shaping of the folded and sewed sheets into a convex form at the back.

Verb

present participle and gerund of round

round

• Adj
• Noun
• Prep
• Adv
• Verb
• Verb
• Noun

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Synonyms

rounding error

filleting

labialisation

chamfer

chamfering

coiling

facet

beveling

round

round angle

truncation

berel edge

circular bead

radius

bevelling

blending

Translations

arrotondamento

arrondi

yuvarlama

redondeo

Abrundung

Rundung

arredondamento

Runden

labialisation

rundend

arrodoniment

arredondar

redondeado

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹaʊndɪŋ/

Etymology

By surface analysis, round + -ing.