ROUNDEDNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The property possessed by a rounded convexity

Synonyms:

bulginess; roundedness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("roundedness" is a kind of...):

convexity; convexness (the property possessed by a convex shape)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "roundedness"):

ellipticity; oblateness (the property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the poles)

Derivation:

rounded (curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged)