rounding

== English == === Etymology === By surface analysis, round +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈɹaʊndɪŋ/ Rhymes: -aʊndɪŋ Hyphenation: round‧ing === Adjective === rounding (comparative more rounding, superlative most rounding) Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish. ==== Derived terms ==== rounding error ==== Translations ==== === Noun === rounding (countable and uncountable, plural roundings) The act by which a numerical value is rounded. The numerical value obtained by this process. The act of making anything round, as the lips in pronouncing some vowels. A rounded surface; a curve. In bookbinding, the shaping of the folded and sewed sheets into a convex form at the back. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== inrounding outrounding ==== Translations ==== === Verb === rounding present participle and gerund of round === Anagrams === inground