subroundadj.

Brit.

/ˌsʌbˈraʊnd/, U.S.

/ˌsəbˈraʊnd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: sub- prefix, round adj.

Etymology: < sub- prefix + round adj., after post-classical Latin subrotundus subrotund adj.

Chiefly Biology and Geology.

Somewhat or almost round; roundish; = subrotund adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > seed > [adjective] > of specific shape

subround1779

orthospermous1836

the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [adjective] > spherical or globular > spheroidal

spheroidical1698

spheroidical1708

subglobose1752

subglobular1773

subround1779

spheroidal1807

globoid1863

1779 J. Miller Illustr. Sexual Syst. Linnæus I. 73 The seeds..many, subround.

c1789 Encycl. Brit. III. 442/2 The figure of Similitudes is either..Reniform, kidney-shaped, subround [etc.].

1863 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 12 263 Acanthocystis turfacea... Globular, subround, of a green colour, loricated.

1902 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 20 11 All [sc. the teeth] are subround in section, with more or less defined anterior and posterior cutting edges.

1958 Micropaleontology 4 187/1 Flat, elliptical to subround, thin, black to dark gray phosphatic pellets were abundant in all samples.

2000 B. G. Aston et al. in P. T. Nicholson & I. Shaw Anc. Egyptian Materials & Technol. ii. 53/2 Those [sc. quartzites] from Gebel Ahmar are predominately round to subround whereas those from Aswan are mostly angular to subangular in cross-section.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	subround
释义	subroundadj. Brit. /ˌsʌbˈraʊnd/, U.S. /ˌsəbˈraʊnd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: sub- prefix, round adj. Etymology: < sub- prefix + round adj., after post-classical Latin subrotundus subrotund adj. Chiefly Biology and Geology. Somewhat or almost round; roundish; = subrotund adj. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > seed > [adjective] > of specific shape subround1779 orthospermous1836 the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [adjective] > spherical or globular > spheroidal spheroidical1698 spheroidical1708 subglobose1752 subglobular1773 subround1779 spheroidal1807 globoid1863 1779 J. Miller Illustr. Sexual Syst. Linnæus I. 73 The seeds..many, subround. c1789 Encycl. Brit. III. 442/2 The figure of Similitudes is either..Reniform, kidney-shaped, subround [etc.]. 1863 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 12 263 Acanthocystis turfacea... Globular, subround, of a green colour, loricated. 1902 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 20 11 All [sc. the teeth] are subround in section, with more or less defined anterior and posterior cutting edges. 1958 Micropaleontology 4 187/1 Flat, elliptical to subround, thin, black to dark gray phosphatic pellets were abundant in all samples. 2000 B. G. Aston et al. in P. T. Nicholson & I. Shaw Anc. Egyptian Materials & Technol. ii. 53/2 Those [sc. quartzites] from Gebel Ahmar are predominately round to subround whereas those from Aswan are mostly angular to subangular in cross-section. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1779
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