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Rounding

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈɹaʊndɪŋ

Definitions

  1. The act by which a numerical value is rounded.
  2. The numerical value obtained by this process.
  3. The act of making anything round, as the lips in pronouncing some vowels.
  4. A rounded surface; a curve.
  5. In bookbinding, the shaping of the folded and sewed sheets into a convex form at the back.

Equivalents

Españolredondeo
Françaisarrondi
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Examples

“In the early Egyptian works, the relief was low, the surface flat, and but little if any attempt⟳ was made to show⟳ the roundings of the human figure⟳, or to exhibit the inflexion of the human form⟳.”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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