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- [roun-ding]
- /ˈraʊn dɪŋ/
- /raʊnd/
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- [roun-ding]
- /ˈraʊn dɪŋ/
Definitions of rounding word
- adjective rounding having a flat, circular surface, as a disk. 1
- adjective rounding ring-shaped, as a hoop. 1
- adjective rounding curved like part of a circle, as an outline. 1
- adjective rounding having a circular cross section, as a cylinder; cylindrical. 1
- adjective rounding spherical or globular, as a ball. 1
- adjective rounding shaped more or less like a part of a sphere; hemispherical. 1
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Origin of rounding
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55; round1 + -ing2, -ing1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Rounding
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rounding popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rounding usage trend in Literature
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