2 entries under this word

Rotund

Ro-tūnd', a.

adjective

a. [Lat. rotundus, wheel-shaped, round, from rota, a wheel; It. rotondo, ritondo, Sp. rotundo, redondo, Pr. redun, redon, O. Fr. roond, roont, roünd, reond, N. Fr. rond. See ROUND.]

  1. Round; circular; spherical. Addison.
  2. Hence, complete; entire.
  3. (Bot.) Orbicular, a little inclining to be oblong.

Ro-tūnd', n.

noun

n. A rotunda. [Rare.] “The cause why a rotund has such a noble effect.” Burke.