† obrotundadj.

Forms: 1600s obrotund, 1800s obrotond.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin obrotundus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin obrotundus somewhat round (6th cent.; 14th cent. in a British source) < classical Latin ob- ob- prefix + rotundus rotund adj., after classical Latin oblongus oblong adj. N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (ǫbrotɒ·nd) /ɒbrəʊˈtʌnd/.

Obsolete. rare.

Of a rounded form, but longer in one direction than in the other; somewhat round.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [adjective] > somewhat round

rounded?a1425

roundish1545

roundly1616

rounding1628

obrotund1653

obround1668

subrotund1753

subrotundous1775

subrotundate1840

1653 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis (rev. ed.) vi. 110 In Sumatra, they have Eyes, obrotund, of green colour.

1892 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Obrotond, somewhat round.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	obrotund
释义	† obrotundadj. Forms: 1600s obrotund, 1800s obrotond. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin obrotundus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin obrotundus somewhat round (6th cent.; 14th cent. in a British source) < classical Latin ob- ob- prefix + rotundus rotund adj., after classical Latin oblongus oblong adj. N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (ǫbrotɒ·nd) /ɒbrəʊˈtʌnd/. Obsolete. rare. Of a rounded form, but longer in one direction than in the other; somewhat round. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [adjective] > somewhat round rounded?a1425 roundish1545 roundly1616 rounding1628 obrotund1653 obround1668 subrotund1753 subrotundous1775 subrotundate1840 1653 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis (rev. ed.) vi. 110 In Sumatra, they have Eyes, obrotund, of green colour. 1892 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Obrotond, somewhat round. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1653
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