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To change the shape of (an object) to make it smoother and especially more circular or ovoid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: square off
To change (a number) to an approximation having fewer significant digits.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
Topics: mathematics, sciences
Examples
- The instructions say that we are not to round off until we reach the final figure. [in a calculation with interim steps]
- Round off 15.4 to 15, round off 15.51 to 15.5 or to 16, round off 0.499 to 0, and round off 970,000 to 1 million.
- "This product contains no PCBs" is a typical commercial distortion if it actually contains 0.498 of the measurement unit, rounded off to "0"
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To complete or finish something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: finish up, polish off
make round
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: round, round out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shape, form
Narrower terms: purse
express as a round number
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: round down, round out, round
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- polish your social manners
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: polish, round, polish up, brush up
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: perfect, hone
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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French:
arrondir
— to change the shape of an object to make it more circular
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Galician:
redondear
— to change the shape of an object to make it more circular
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German:
abrunden
— to change the shape of an object to make it more circular
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Latin:
rotundō
— to change the shape of an object to make it more circular
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Polish:
zaokrąglać
— to change the shape of an object to make it more circular
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Polish:
zaokrąglić
— to change the shape of an object to make it more circular
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Polish:
wyokrąglać
— to change the shape of an object to make it more circular
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Polish:
wyokrąglić
— to change the shape of an object to make it more circular
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Portuguese:
arredondar
— to change the shape of an object to make it more circular
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Romanian:
rotunji
— to change the shape of an object to make it more circular
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Russian:
округля́ть
(okrugljátʹ)
— to change the shape of an object to make it more circular
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Russian:
округли́ть
(okruglítʹ)
— to change the shape of an object to make it more circular
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Russian:
закругля́ть
(zakrugljátʹ)
— to change the shape of an object to make it more circular
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Russian:
закругли́ть
(zakruglítʹ)
— to change the shape of an object to make it more circular
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Spanish:
redondear
— to change the shape of an object to make it more circular
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Asturian:
arredondiar
— to change a number into an approximation having fewer significant digits
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Azerbaijani:
yuvarlaqlaşdırmaq
— to change a number into an approximation having fewer significant digits
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Chinese Mandarin:
四捨五入 /四舍五入
(sìshěwǔrù)
— to change a number into an approximation having fewer significant digits
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French:
arrondir
— to change a number into an approximation having fewer significant digits
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Galician:
redondear
— to change a number into an approximation having fewer significant digits
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German:
runden
— to change a number into an approximation having fewer significant digits
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Japanese:
四捨五入
(shishagonyū)
— to change a number into an approximation having fewer significant digits
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Korean:
반올림
(banollim)
— to change a number into an approximation having fewer significant digits
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Latin:
rotundō
— to change a number into an approximation having fewer significant digits
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Māori:
whakaawhiwhi
— to change a number into an approximation having fewer significant digits
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Polish:
zaokrąglać
— to change a number into an approximation having fewer significant digits
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Polish:
zaokrąglić
— to change a number into an approximation having fewer significant digits
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Portuguese:
arredondar
— to change a number into an approximation having fewer significant digits
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Russian:
округля́ть
(okrugljátʹ)
— to change a number into an approximation having fewer significant digits
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Russian:
округли́ть
(okruglítʹ)
— to change a number into an approximation having fewer significant digits
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Spanish:
redondear
— to change a number into an approximation having fewer significant digits
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Tagalog:
bilugin
— to change a number into an approximation having fewer significant digits
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Dutch:
afronden
— to complete or finish something
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French:
compléter
— to complete or finish something
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German:
abrunden
— to complete or finish something
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German:
den letzten Schliff geben
— to complete or finish something
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
avrunda
— to complete or finish something
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Portuguese:
finalizar
— to complete or finish something
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Russian:
зака́нчивать
(zakánčivatʹ)
— to complete or finish something
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Russian:
зако́нчить
(zakónčitʹ)
— to complete or finish something
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Russian:
заверша́ть
(zaveršátʹ)
— to complete or finish something
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Russian:
заверши́ть
(zaveršítʹ)
— to complete or finish something
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Russian:
закругляться
(zakrugljatʹsja)
— to complete or finish something
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Swedish:
avrunda
— to complete or finish something
