Round
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"The difficulty that had to be overcome (…) was to avoid all geometrical evidence. In other words, I had to start with a sort of intimacy of roundness." --The Poetics of Space (1958) by Gaston Bachelard |
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- Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction.
- We sat at a round table to make conversation easier.
- Spherical; shaped like a ball; having a circular cross-section in more than one direction.
- The ancient Egyptian demonstrated that the Earth is round, not flat.
- Lacking sharp angles; having gentle curves.
- Our child's bed has round corners for safety.
- Plump
- Complete, whole, not lacking.
- The baker sold us a round dozen.
- Of a number that has been rounded off or approximated.
- One hundred is a nice round number.
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Namesakes
- Round character
- Knights of the Round Table
- "Round Midnight"
- Poetics of Space (Chapter 10: The Phenomenology of Roundness)
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See also
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