Hypertext Webster Gateway: "rotund"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rotund \Ro*tund"\, a. [L. rotundus. See {Round}, and cf.
{Rotunda}.]
1. Round; circular; spherical.
2. Hence, complete; entire.
3. (Bot.) Orbicular, or nearly so. --Gray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rotund \Ro*tund"\, n.
A rotunda. [Obs.] --Burke.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
rotund
adj 1: spherical in shape
2: (of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and
reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels" [syn: {orotund},
{round}, {pear-shaped}]
3: excessively fat; "a weighty man" [syn: {corpulent}, {obese},
{weighty}]
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