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  • 21roundness — noun 1. the fullness of a tone of voice there is a musky roundness to his wordiness • Syn: ↑rotundity • Derivationally related forms: ↑round • Hypernyms: ↑tone, ↑tone of voice …

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  • 22sphericalness — noun the roundness of a 3 dimensional object • Syn: ↑sphericity, ↑globosity, ↑globularness, ↑rotundity, ↑rotundness • Derivationally related forms: ↑rotund (for: ↑ …

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  • 23sphericity — noun the roundness of a 3 dimensional object • Syn: ↑sphericalness, ↑globosity, ↑globularness, ↑rotundity, ↑rotundness • Derivationally related forms: ↑rotund (for: ↑ …

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  • 24Convexities — Convexity Con*vex i*ty, n.; pl. {Convexities}. [L. convexitas: cf. F. convexit[ e].] The state of being convex; the exterior surface of a convex body; roundness. [1913 Webster] A smooth, uniform convexity and rotundity of a globe. Bentley. [1913… …

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  • 25Convexity — Con*vex i*ty, n.; pl. {Convexities}. [L. convexitas: cf. F. convexit[ e].] The state of being convex; the exterior surface of a convex body; roundness. [1913 Webster] A smooth, uniform convexity and rotundity of a globe. Bentley. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 26Rotundness — Ro*tund ness, n. Roundness; rotundity. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 27Roundness — Round ness, n. 1. The quality or state of being round in shape; as, the roundness of the globe, of the orb of the sun, of a ball, of a bowl, a column, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. Fullness; smoothness of flow; as, the roundness of a period; the… …

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  • 28Shading — Shad ing, n. 1. Act or process of making a shade. [1913 Webster] 2. That filling up which represents the effect of more or less darkness, expressing rotundity, projection, etc., in a picture or a drawing. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 29rotund — adjective Etymology: Latin rotundus, probably alteration of Old Latin *retundus; akin to Latin rota wheel more at roll Date: 1665 1. marked by roundness ; rounded 2. marked by fullness of sound or cadence ; orotund, sonorous < a master of rotund&#8230; …

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  • 30Flat Earth — For other uses, see Flat Earth (disambiguation). The Flammarion engraving (1888) depicts a traveller who arrives at the edge of a flat Earth and sticks his head through the firmament …

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