Meaning of round robin | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Senses relating to something with a round shape, or which goes around.
   also, attributive
2. A document (usually containing a complaint or petition) originally with the signatures arranged in a circle, and later often alphabetically, to disguise the order of signing and to indicate that the signatories are collectively responsible for it.
   also, attributive
3. A letter which is reproduced and sent to several people; specifically, one containing personal news sent at a particular time of year, often Christmas; a circular letter.
   also, attributive
4. A letter or piece of writing which is circulated among members of a group, to which each person makes a contribution before sending it to another person; also, a packet of letters circulated regularly in a fixed order among a group (often family members), whereby each person replaces their previous contribution with a new letter, and then sends the packet to the next recipient.
   also, attributive
5. A form of trading involving a packet of items which is circulated among members of a group, whereby each person take the items they want and replaces them with items of similar value, and then sends the packet to the next recipient.
   also, attributive
6. A long, often tedious, list or piece of writing; a laundry list, a litany.
   also, attributive, figuratively
7. A method of making use of several similar subsystems, assigning tasks to each of them in turn (for example, sending data to a destination down several communication links in turn to achieve greater combined speed).
   also, attributive
8. A form of bet on the full set of possible combinations from a group of events, racehorses, teams, etc., such as the outcomes A and B, B and C, and A and C from a group consisting of A, B, and C.
   also, attributive
9. The MIDI technique of using different sampled versions of the same sound for successive notes, to avoid an unnaturally repetitive effect.
   also, attributive
10. A method of dividing loot among a party of players by having the game assign loot, or an enemy corpse to loot, to each player in turn.
    Internet, also, attributive
11. A small pancake.
    Devon, also, archaic, attributive
12. A group activity in which the members take turns to perform an action.
    also, attributive
13. The part of a tournament in which every player or team competes against each of the others in turn.
    also, attributive, often
14. The consecrated host used in the Eucharist.
    also, attributive, derogatory
15. A small ruff worn around the neck.
    also, attributive
16. A rim attached to the end of an axle of a horse carriage to prevent dirt from obstructing the axle's rotation; also, a loop from which a component of a horse carriage (such as a pole or spring) is suspended.
    also, attributive, obsolete
17. Senses relating to people, animals, or plants.
    Caribbean, US
18. Any of various marine fish of the genus Decapterus often called scads which have a body with an almost round cross section, especially the round scad (Decapterus punctatus); also, any of various other fish regarded as having a somewhat round shape.
    Caribbean, US
19. The fishing frog or sea devil (Lophius piscatorius), a species of monkfish.
    Cornwall, archaic
20. Any of various hedgerow plants with pink flowers, especially a red campion (Silene dioica).
    archaic
21. A chiefly derogatory nickname for a man.
    obsolete
22. A freshwater sunfish native to eastern North America, either the pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) or the redbreast sunfish (Lepomis auritus).
    Canada, US, obsolete, rare

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Examples

“This being approved of, it vvas unanimouſly reſolved on, and the undervvritten Petition dravvn up and ſigned by the vvhole Company in the Manner of vvhat they call a Round Robin, that is, the Names vvere vvrit in a Circle, to avoid all Appearance of Pre-eminence, and leaſt any Perſon ſhould be mark'd out by the Government, as a principal Rogue among them.”

“[T]he Method uſed by Sailors vvhen they mutiny, by ſigning their Names in an orbicular manner, vvhich they call, a round Robin; vvhence the Phraſe, VVe have him as round as a Robin.”

“The Epitaph, vvritten for him [Oliver Goldsmith] by Dr. [Samuel] Johnſon, became the ſubject of converſation, and various emendations vvere ſuggested, vvhich it vvas agreed ſhould be ſubmitted to the Doctor's conſideration. But the queſtion vvas, vvho ſhould have the courage to propoſe them to him? At laſt it vvas hinted, that there could be no vvay ſo good as that of a Round Robin, as the ſailors call it, vvhich they make uſe of vvhen they enter into a conſpiracy, ſo as not to let it be knovvn vvho puts his name firſt or laſt to the paper.”

“[page 75] Making use of the stationery thus provided, I indited, upon a chest-lid, a concise statement of our grievances; concluding with the earnest hope, that the consul would at once come off, and see how matters stood, for himself. Right beneath the note was described the circle about which the names were to be written; the great object of a Round Robin being to arrange the signatures in such a way, that, although they are all found in a ring, no man can be picked out as the leader of it. […] [page 76] Folded, and sealed with a drop of tar, the Round Robin was directed to "The English Consul, Tahiti;" and, handed to the cook, was by him delivered into that gentleman's hands as soon as the mate went ashore.”

“There seems some doom over this ship. Already a hand short, and entering on the Bay of Biscay with wild weather ahead, and yet last night another man lost—disappeared. Like the first, he came off his watch and was not seen again. Men all in a panic of fear; sent a round robin, asking to have double watch, as they fear to be alone.”

“Some of them wanted it to be an honest ship and others were in favour of keeping it a pirate; but the captain treated them as dogs, and they dared not express their wishes to him even in a round robin.”

“a round-robin novel”

“Stamp collectors sometimes exchange stamps with each other using a round-robin method.”

“Think only what your feelings would be if you heard a wretch deliberately perjure himself in support of an infamous accusation, so remote from all fact, so smooth and homogeneous in its untruth, such a round robin of mere lies, that you knew not which to begin with?”

“If you load a saxophone sound, for example, the library gives you the entire range of the instrument, with round robins, and a depth of velocity-triggered samples for each note.”

“Round robins are undertaken for a variety of motives: (1) to accumulate data that may be used to determine the precision and accuracy of a new or modified test procedure, (2) to recheck an established procedure to ascertain whether there has been a deterioration in the accuracy arising from departures from the prescribed routine, (3) to test the applicability of an established procedure to new materials, and (4) to maintain a periodic check on the performance of a group of laboratories. […] There is the risk of wasting much effort if a full-scale round robin reveals a diversity among the results that can only be explained by shortcomings and ambiguities in the instructions for performing the test.”

“The value of interlaboratory tests or round robins has been significant in the FFTF programs. They have shown biases, problems with contamination from containers, and the need for standards. This information has led to prompt correction of problems; whereas, a single laboratory might have considerable difficulty in identifying such difficulties.”

“At Tokyo's Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Japan defended well and attacked with ease, facing only moderate resistance in a 25-9, 25-19, 25-15 victory in the eight-team round robin, with two berths in next year's Paris Olympics up for grabs.”

“Sixteen men and sixteen women will compete for their respective gold medals in the inaugural edition of Olympic breaking. Each of the competitions are a one-day tournament that begins with round-robin competitions before quarterfinal and semifinal stages that lead into the medal events.”

“[T]he Sacrament of the Altar, is nothing elſe but a piece of bread, or a little predie Round-Robin.”

“In the dayes of King Arthur of Bradley, and his four hundred forty ſixe Elders of the Round Table, the firſt men that ever vvore Round-Robins, there lived a Paſtor vvhoſe Fame (you all have had a ſpice of) called Cornelius, […] it vvas his Fate by the heat of overmuch Devotion, to conclude his dayes, and preach his ovvn Funerall Sermon.”

“Cut′too-plate. A hood above the nave or hub of a vehicle, to prevent the street mud from falling upon the axle and becoming ground in between the axle-box and spindle. Otherwise called a dirt-board, or round robbin. It is attached to the axle or bolster.”

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