"nonround" meaning in English

See nonround in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: non-round [alternative]
Etymology: From non- + round. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|non-|round|text=+|tree=1}} From non- + round. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nonround (not comparable)
  1. Not round. (of a shape) Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nonround-en-adj-G6Ak9zmg
  2. (phonetics, of a vowel) Having qualities the opposite of a round vowel. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nonround-en-adj-gePXJhPZ Categories (other): Phonetics Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
  3. (psychology, of a number) Having a sharp or precise numeric value; having not been rounded. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nonround-en-adj-srpc4OUn Categories (other): Psychology, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 17 26 57 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 17 27 57 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 15 31 54 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 15 25 59 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 24 57 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 15 31 54 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 19 24 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 25 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 22 58 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 19 23 59 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: unrounded Derived forms: nonroundness Related terms: nonhigh, nonback
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