rotundateadj.

Brit.

/rə(ʊ)ˈtʌndeɪt/, U.S.

/roʊˈtəndeɪt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin rotundātus, rotundāre.

Etymology: < classical Latin rotundātus, past participle of rotundāre to give a circular or spherical shape to, make round < rotundus round (see rotund adj.). Compare earlier rotund v.

Botany and Entomology.

Having a somewhat round shape; rounded off at the corners or edges.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > shape > [adjective] > rounded or circular

well-roundeda1450

suborbiculate1752

suborbiculated1775

subrotundous1775

rotundate1776

subrotundate1840

1776 J. Lee Introd. Bot. (ed. 3) 383 Rotundatum, rotundate, rounded, or with Angles in a Circle.

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 261 Rotundate.., rounded at the angles or sides.

1847 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 239 Ligula membranaceous, rotundate.

1918 Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 44 362 The caudal margin of the disk broadly truncate, instead of moderately produced and rotundate.

1944 Bryologist 47 39 Underleaves imbricate, suberect, broadly ovate to rotundate.

2000 J. A. Dahlberg in C. W. Smith & R. A. Frederiksen Sorghum i. ii. 119 Rotundate or orbiculate flattened grain, protruding beyond the glumes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rotundate
释义	rotundateadj. Brit. /rə(ʊ)ˈtʌndeɪt/, U.S. /roʊˈtəndeɪt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin rotundātus, rotundāre. Etymology: < classical Latin rotundātus, past participle of rotundāre to give a circular or spherical shape to, make round < rotundus round (see rotund adj.). Compare earlier rotund v. Botany and Entomology. Having a somewhat round shape; rounded off at the corners or edges. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > shape > [adjective] > rounded or circular well-roundeda1450 suborbiculate1752 suborbiculated1775 subrotundous1775 rotundate1776 subrotundate1840 1776 J. Lee Introd. Bot. (ed. 3) 383 Rotundatum, rotundate, rounded, or with Angles in a Circle. 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 261 Rotundate.., rounded at the angles or sides. 1847 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 239 Ligula membranaceous, rotundate. 1918 Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 44 362 The caudal margin of the disk broadly truncate, instead of moderately produced and rotundate. 1944 Bryologist 47 39 Underleaves imbricate, suberect, broadly ovate to rotundate. 2000 J. A. Dahlberg in C. W. Smith & R. A. Frederiksen Sorghum i. ii. 119 Rotundate or orbiculate flattened grain, protruding beyond the glumes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1776
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