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Rounded vs Grounded - What's the difference?

rounded | grounded |

As verbs the difference between rounded and grounded

is that rounded is past tense of round while grounded is past tense of ground.

As adjectives the difference between rounded and grounded

is that rounded is made into a circle or sphere while grounded is not allowed to fly.

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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    grounded

    English

    (wikipedia grounded)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (aviation, of an airman) Not allowed to fly.
  • (of a person, predicative) Confined to stay inside, typically by a parent, as a punishment.
  • (of a person) Mature]], sensible with well-considered [[priority, priorities.
  • (electricity, North America) Of or pertaining to an electrical conductor which is connected to earth; earthed.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (ground)

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