1. (

• rounding ,
• rounding_error

) (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals; "the error in the calculation was attributable to rounding"; "taxes are rounded off to the nearest dollar but the rounding error is surprisingly small" ;

1. (

• round

) wind around; move along a circular course; "round the bend" ;

2. (

• round ,
• round_out ,
• round_off ,

) make round; "round the edges" ;

3. (

• round ,
• labialize ,
• labialise

) pronounce with rounded lips ;

4. (

• attack ,
• round ,
• assail ,
• lash_out ,
• snipe ,
• assault

) attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" ;

5. (

• polish ,
• round ,
• round_off ,
• polish_up ,
• brush_up

) bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners" ;

6. (

• round_off ,
• round_down ,
• round_out ,
• round ,

) express as a round number; "round off the amount" ;

7. (

• round ,
• flesh_out ,
• fill_out

) become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing out" ;

1. (

• round ,
• circular

) having the shape or form of a circle ;

2. (

• orotund ,
• rotund ,
• round ,
• pear-shaped

) (of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels" ;

3. (

• round

) (mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand; "in round numbers" ;