'Rounding' definitions:
Definition of 'rounding'
(from WordNet)
noun
(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" [syn: rounding, rounding error]
Definition of 'Rounding'
From: GCIDE
- Round \Round\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Rounding.]
- 1. To make circular, spherical, or cylindrical; to give a round or convex figure to; as, to round a silver coin; to round the edges of anything. [1913 Webster]
- Worms with many feet, which round themselves into balls, are bred chiefly under logs of timber. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- The figures on our modern medals are raised and rounded to a very great perfection. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To surround; to encircle; to encompass. [1913 Webster]
- The inclusive verge Of golden metal that must round my brow. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To bring to fullness or completeness; to complete; hence, to bring to a fit conclusion. [1913 Webster]
- We are such stuff As dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To go round wholly or in part; to go about (a corner or point); as, to round a corner; to round Cape Horn. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To make full, smooth, and flowing; as, to round periods in writing. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- To round in (Naut.) To haul up; usually, to haul the slack of (a rope) through its leading block, or to haul up (a tackle which hangs loose) by its fall. --Totten. (b) To collect together (cattle) by riding around them, as on cattle ranches. [Western U.S.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Rounding'
From: GCIDE
- Rounding \Round"ing\, a. Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Rounding'
From: GCIDE
- Rounding \Round"ing\, n.
- 1. (Naut.) Small rope, or strands of rope, or spun yarn, wound round a rope to keep it from chafing; -- called also service. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Phonetics) Modifying a speech sound by contraction of the lip opening; labializing; labialization. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect] 11. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Rounding'
- All round,
- Round,
- Round about,
- Round up,
- Rounded,
- Roundly,
- Roundness,
- To round in,
- To round to,
- round and round,
- round down,
- round off,
- round out,
- All-round,
- At a round rate,
- Counter round,
- Gentlemen of the round,
- Half round,
- In round numbers,
- Quarter round,
- Round Hill,
- Round Lake,
- Round Mountain,
- Round Rock,
- Round Table,
- Round Top,
- Round Valley,
- Round bodies,
- Round clam,
- Round dance,
- Round game,
- Round gang,
- Round hand,
- Round of beef,
- Round robin,
- Round shot,
- Round steak,
- Round tower,
- Round trot,
- Round turn,
- Round-up,
- Sculpture in the round,
- To come round,
- To luff round,
- To pay round,
- To turn round,
- Way of the rounds,
- ask round,
- bottom round,
- bring round,
- circle round,
- come round,
- daily round,
- paper round,
- pull round,
- rally round,
- round angle,
- round arch,
- round bone,
- round dancing,
- round file,
- round kumquat,
- round of drinks,
- round of golf,
- round scad,
- round shape,
- round the bend,
- round the clock,
- round trip,
- round whitefish,
- round window,
- rounding error,
- theater in the round,
- top round,
- wear round,
- Knights of the Round Table,
- Little Round Lake,
- Round Hill, VA,
- Round Lake Beach,
- Round Lake Heights,
- Round Lake Park,
- Round Lake, IL,
- Round Lake, MN,
- Round Lake, NY,
- Round Mountain, CA,
- Round Mountain, TX,
- Round Rock, AZ,
- Round Rock, TX,
- Round Top, TX,
- Round Valley, CA,
- Round-arm,
- Round-backed,
- Round-shouldered,
- To bring one round,
- To bring up with a round turn,
- To swing round the circle,
- knight of the round table,
- moon-round,
- round ligament of the uterus,
- round-bottom,
- round-bottomed,
- round-eyed,
- round-faced,
- round-fruited,
- round-robin,
- round-the-clock,
- well-rounded,
- whip-round,
- year-round,
- Half-round hoop,
- Little Round Lake, WI,
- Merry-go-round,
- Round Lake Beach, IL,
- Round Lake Heights, IL,
- Round Lake Park, IL,
- To bring up any one with a round turn,
- king arthur's round table,
- round-bottom flask,
- round-headed leek,
- round-spored gyromitra,
- round-table conference,
- round-tailed muskrat,
- round-the-clock patrol,
- round-trip ticket,
- round-leaved rein orchid,
- round-trip light time,
- Zephyr Cove-Round Hill Village,
- Zephyr Cove-Round Hill Village, NV