释义 |
rounding I. noun (-s) Etymology: from gerund of round (VI) 1. a. : the act or process of making or becoming round b. : the trimming and cutting of hides c. : the act or result of pronouncing with rounded lips — called also lip-rounding 2. : something that has been made round : a rounded object, surface, or corner 3. : rope rejected for other use and wound round a ship's cable as chafing gear 4. : the expressing of a number with only a convenient degree of exactness (as by dropping decimals beyond a stated number of places or by substituting zeros for final integers) II. adjective Etymology: from present participle of round (VI) 1. : encircling, encompassing 2. : tending towards roundness : becoming round 3. : circling round 4. : of, relating to, or used for trimming or shaping to roundness < a rounding tool > |