Rotund

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /rōˈtÉ™nd/, /ˈrōˌtÉ™nd/
• US IPA: /ˈrōˌtÉ™nd/, /ˈrōˌtÊŒnd/

Origin

From Latin rotundus ("round"), from Latin rota ("wheel"), from Proto-Indo-European *ret- ("to run, to roll")

The Words of Mathematics: An Etymological Dictionary of Mathematical Terms Used in English, p. 190, "rotate" entry

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Full definition of rotund

Adjective

1. Having a round or spherical shape; circular; orbicular.
• 1956, w, Crime out of Mind Chapter 23, He was a plump little man and we had been walking uphill at a pace—set by him—far too rapid for his short legs. He breathed stertorously, and half the drops which glimmered on his rotund face were not rain but sweat.
2. Round in body shape; portly or plump; podgy.
3. (of a sound) Full and rich; orotund; sonorous; full-toned.

Anagrams

• untrod