round

adjective
/ˈɹaʊ̯nd/

Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction.

Other meanings

Spherical; shaped like a ball; having a circular cross-section in more than one direction.
Loosely or approximately circular.

Example sentences

“The dinosaur was going round running riot.”
Tatoeba · deniko · CC0
“She loaded her last round.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "rotundus".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “round” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.