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Rotund vs Rounded - What's the difference?

rotund | rounded |

As adjectives the difference between rotund and rounded

is that rotund is having a round or spherical shape; circular; orbicular while rounded is made into a circle or sphere.

As a verb rounded is

past tense of round.

rotund

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having a round or spherical shape; circular; orbicular.
  • *'>citation
  • Round in body shape; portly or plump; podgy.
  • (of a sound) Full and rich; orotund; sonorous; full-toned.

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    rounded

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (round)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Made into a circle or sphere.
  • Complete or balanced.
  • (mathematics) Describing a number that has been changed to its nearest desired value.
  • (botany) Ending in a broad arch.
  • (linguistics, of a vowel) Pronounced with the lips drawn together; see rounded vowel.

    • Derived terms

    * rounded down * rounded up * roundedness

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