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Mathematics and science

* The contour of a closed curve or surface with no sharp corners, such as an ellipse,
circle A circle is a shape consisting of all points in a plane that are at a given distance from a given point, the centre. Equivalently, it is the curve traced out by a point that moves in a plane so that its distance from a given point is con ...
, rounded rectangle,
cant Cant, CANT, canting, or canted may refer to: Language * Cant (language), a secret language * Beurla Reagaird, a language of the Scottish Highland Travellers * Scottish Cant, a language of the Scottish Lowland Travellers * Shelta or the Cant, a la ...
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sphere A sphere () is a geometrical object that is a three-dimensional analogue to a two-dimensional circle. A sphere is the set of points that are all at the same distance from a given point in three-dimensional space.. That given point is th ...
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Rounding Rounding means replacing a number with an approximate value that has a shorter, simpler, or more explicit representation. For example, replacing $ with $, the fraction 312/937 with 1/3, or the expression with . Rounding is often done to ob ...
, the shortening of a number to reduce the number of significant figures it contains *
Round number A round number is an integer that ends with one or more " 0"s (zero-digit) in a given base. So, 590 is rounder than 592, but 590 is less round than 600. In both technical and informal language, a round number is often interpreted to stand for a ...
, a number that ends with one or more zeroes *
Roundness (geology) Roundness is the degree of smoothing due to abrasion of sedimentary particles. It is expressed as the ratio of the average radius of curvature of the edges or corners to the radius of curvature of the maximum inscribed sphere. Measure of roundn ...
, the smoothness of clastic particles * Roundedness, rounding of lips when pronouncing vowels * Labialization, rounding of lips when pronouncing consonants


Music

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Round (music) A round (also called a perpetual canon 'canon perpetuus''or infinite canon) is a musical composition, a limited type of canon, in which a minimum of three voices sing exactly the same melody at the unison (and may continue repeating it ind ...
, a type of musical composition * ''Rounds'' (album), a 2003 album by Four Tet


Places

* The Round, a defunct theatre in the Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle upon Tyne, England * Round Point, a point on the north coast of King George Island, South Shetland Islands * Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, a parkway system in Minneapolis * Rounds Mountain, a peak in the Taconic Mountains, United States * Round Mountain (disambiguation), several places *
Round Valley (disambiguation) Round Valley may refer to: Basins or valleys in the United States * Round Valley (Pinto Mountain), a valley, in San Bernardino County, California * Round Valley, a basin in Mendocino County, California; see * Round Valley (Millard County, Utah), ...
, several places


Repeated activities

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Round (boxing) Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...
, a time period within a boxing match *
Grand rounds Grand rounds are a methodology of medical education and inpatient care, consisting of presenting the medical problems and treatment of a particular patient to an audience consisting of doctors, pharmacists, residents, and medical students. It w ...
, a ritual in medical education and inpatient care *
Round of drinks A round of drinks is a set of alcoholic beverages purchased by one person in a group for that complete group. The purchaser buys the round of drinks as a single order at the bar. In many places it is customary for people to take turns buying rou ...
, a traditional method of paying in a drinking establishment *
Funding round A securities offering (or funding round or investment round) is a discrete round of investment, by which a business or other enterprise raises money to fund operations, expansion, a capital project, an acquisition, or some other business purpose ...
, a discrete round of investment in a business * Doing the rounds or patrol, moving through an area at regular or irregular intervals *
Round (Theosophy) A round, in the esoteric cosmology of Theosophy, Anthroposophy and Rosicrucianism, is a cosmic cycle or sequence by which an evolving reincarnating being passes through the various stages of existence as the Earth, the Solar System or the Cosmos co ...
, a planetary cycle of reincarnation in Theosophy *
Round (dominoes) The following is a glossary of terms used in dominoes. Besides the terms listed here, there are numerous regional or local slang terms. Terms in this glossary should not be game-specific, i.e. specific to one particular version of dominoes, but a ...
, period of play in dominoes in which each player plays a piece or passes * A circular walk or run like the Bob Graham Round


Other

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Round (surname) The surname Round may refer to: * Barry Round (born 1950), Australian footballer (Australian rules football) * Carina Round (born 1979), British singer-songwriter * Charles Gray Round (1797–1867), British politician * David Round (born 1978), ...
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Rounds (surname) The surname Rounds may refer to: * David Rounds (1930–1983), American actor * Lil Rounds (born 1984), American singer * Mike Rounds (born 1954), American politician from South Dakota * Luke Rounds (born 1991), Australian footballer (Australian r ...
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Round shot A round shot (also called solid shot or simply ball) is a solid spherical projectile without explosive charge, launched from a gun. Its diameter is slightly less than the bore of the barrel from which it is shot. A round shot fired from a lar ...
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Cartridge (firearms) A cartridge or a round is a type of pre-assembled firearm ammunition packaging a projectile ( bullet, shot, or slug), a propellant substance (usually either smokeless powder or black powder) and an ignition device ( primer) within a meta ...
, a single unit of ammunition *
Round steak A round steak is a beef steak from the "round", the rear leg of the cow. The round is divided into cuts including the eye (of) round, bottom round, and top round, with or without the "round" bone (femur), and may include the knuckle (sirloin tip) ...
, a cut of meat


See also

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Circle A circle is a shape consisting of all points in a plane that are at a given distance from a given point, the centre. Equivalently, it is the curve traced out by a point that moves in a plane so that its distance from a given point is con ...
* Roundabout * Around (disambiguation) * Round and Round (disambiguation) * Round Hill (disambiguation) * Roundness (disambiguation) * OR * {{Disambiguation, geo es:Ronda