"nonround" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: non-round [alternative]
Etymology: From non- + round. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|round}} 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 Categories (topical): Phonetics
    Sense id: en-nonround-en-adj-gePXJhPZ 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 Categories (topical): Psychology
    Sense id: en-nonround-en-adj-srpc4OUn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 22 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 27 25 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 25 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 21 57 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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