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Definition of Rotund
1. Adjective. Spherical in shape.
2. Adjective. (of sounds) full and rich. "Pear-shaped vowels"
3. Adjective. Excessively fat. "A weighty man"
Similar to: Fat
Derivative terms: Corpulence, Obesity, Weightiness
Definition of Rotund
1. a. Round; circular; spherical.
2. n. A rotunda.
Definition of Rotund
1. Adjective. Having a round or spherical shape; circular; orbicular. ¹
2. Adjective. Round in body shape; portly or plump; podgy. ¹
3. Adjective. (context: of a sound) Full and rich; orotund; sonorous; full-toned. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rotund
1. marked by roundness [adj] : ROTUNDLY [adv]
Medical Definition of Rotund
1.
1. Round; circular; spherical.
2. Hence; complete; entire.
3.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rotund
Literary usage of Rotund
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"... lobes short rotund, ciliolate. S. Afr. BM 6903. GF 3:609 (adapted in Fig.
3735).—A plant sometimes produces more than 100 fls. 9. polyanthus, Hook. ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1896)
"... C. rotund ¡folia and C. mollis and was illustrated by specimens of all the
forms described. Notes on the genus Amelanchier: By NL BRITTON. ..."
3. Gray's School and Field Book of Botany: Consisting of "First Lessons in by Asa Gray (1880)
"Ovate (Fig. 89), when the outline is like a section of a hen's-egg lengthwise,
the broader end downward. Orbicular, or rotund (Fig. ..."
4. The Archaeological Journal by Council, British Archaeological Association, Central Committee (1862)
"Et de iij. s. iiij. d. receptis pro una lorica debili de mayle rotund'. Et de vj.
8. viij. d. receptis pro una lorica vetere de mayle rotund'. ..."
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