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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Round \Round\, a. [OF. roond, roont, reond, F. rond, fr. L.
rotundus, fr. rota wheel. See Rotary, and cf. Rotund,
roundel, Rundlet.]
1. Having every portion of the surface or of the
circumference equally distant from the center; spherical;
circular; having a form approaching a spherical or a
circular shape; orbicular; globular; as, a round ball.
``The big, round tears.'' --Shak.
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Upon the firm opacous globe
Of this round world. --Milton.
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2. Having the form of a cylinder; cylindrical; as, the barrel
of a musket is round.
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3. Having a curved outline or form; especially, one like the
arc of a circle or an ellipse, or a portion of the surface
of a sphere; rotund; bulging; protuberant; not angular or
pointed; as, a round arch; round hills. ``Their round
haunches gored.'' --Shak.
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4. Full; complete; not broken; not fractional; approximately
in even units, tens, hundreds, thousands, etc.; -- said of
numbers.
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Pliny put a round number near the truth, rather than
the fraction. --Arbuthnot.
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5. Not inconsiderable; large; hence, generous; free; as, a
round price.
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Three thousand ducats; 'tis a good round sum.
--Shak.
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Round was their pace at first, but slackened soon.
--Tennyson.
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6. Uttered or emitted with a full tone; as, a round voice; a
round note.
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7. (Phonetics) Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the
lip opening, making the opening more or less round in
shape; rounded; labialized; labial. See Guide to
Pronunciation, [sect] 11.
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8. Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; unqualified; not
mincing; as, a round answer; a round oath. ``The round
assertion.'' --M. Arnold.
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Sir Toby, I must be round with you. --Shak.
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9. Full and smoothly expanded; not defective or abrupt;
finished; polished; -- said of style, or of authors with
reference to their style. [Obs.]
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In his satires Horace is quick, round, and pleasant.
--Peacham.
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10. Complete and consistent; fair; just; -- applied to
conduct.
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Round dealing is the honor of man's nature.
--Bacon.
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At a round rate, rapidly. --Dryden.
In round numbers, approximately in even units, tens,
hundreds, etc.; as, a bin holding 99 or 101 bushels may be
said to hold in round numbers 100 bushels.
Round bodies (Geom.), the sphere right cone, and right
cylinder.
Round clam (Zo["o]l.), the quahog.
Round dance one which is danced by couples with a whirling
or revolving motion, as the waltz, polka, etc.
Round game, a game, as of cards, in which each plays on his
own account.
Round hand, a style of penmanship in which the letters are
formed in nearly an upright position, and each separately
distinct; -- distinguished from running hand.
Round robin. [Perhaps F. round round + ruban ribbon.]
(a) A written petition, memorial, remonstrance, protest,
etc., the signatures to which are made in a circle so
as not to indicate who signed first. ``No round
robins signed by the whole main deck of the Academy
or the Porch.'' --De Quincey.
(b) (Zo["o]l.) The cigar fish.
Round shot, a solid spherical projectile for ordnance.
Round Table, the table about which sat King Arthur and his
knights. See Knights of the Round Table, under Knight.
Round tower, one of certain lofty circular stone towers,
tapering from the base upward, and usually having a
conical cap or roof, which crowns the summit, -- found
chiefly in Ireland. They are of great antiquity, and vary
in heigh from thirty-five to one hundred and thiry feet.
Round trot, one in which the horse throws out his feet
roundly; a full, brisk, quick trot. --Addison.
Round turn (Naut.), one turn of a rope round a timber, a
belaying pin, etc.
To bring up with a round turn, to stop abruptly. [Colloq.]
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Syn: Circular; spherical; globular; globase; orbicular;
orbed; cylindrical; full; plump; rotund.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
round robin \round" rob"in\, round-robin \round"-rob"in\(round"
r[o^]b"[i^]n), n.
1. Any series or sequence of actions.
[PJC]
2. A document circulated from one person to another in a
group, often with comments added by each recipient.
[PJC]
3. A petition or similar document, in which the signatures
are arranged in circular form in order to conceal the
order of signing.
[PJC]
4. (Sports) A tournament in which each contestant plays
against every other contestant at least once; a failure to
win any contest does not result in elimination from the
tournament. Contrasted with elimination tournament
[PJC]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Round \Round\, a. [OF. roond, roont, reond, F. rond, fr. L.
rotundus, fr. rota wheel. See Rotary, and cf. Rotund,
roundel, Rundlet.]
1. Having every portion of the surface or of the
circumference equally distant from the center; spherical;
circular; having a form approaching a spherical or a
circular shape; orbicular; globular; as, a round ball.
``The big, round tears.'' --Shak.
Upon the firm opacous globe Of this round world.
--Milton.
2. Having the form of a cylinder; cylindrical; as, the barrel
of a musket is round.
3. Having a curved outline or form; especially, one like the
arc of a circle or an ellipse, or a portion of the surface
of a sphere; rotund; bulging; protuberant; not angular or
pointed; as, a round arch; round hills. ``Their round
haunches gored.'' --Shak.
4. Full; complete; not broken; not fractional; approximately
in even units, tens, hundreds, thousands, etc.; -- said of
numbers.
Pliny put a round number near the truth, rather than
the fraction. --Arbuthnot.
5. Not inconsiderable; large; hence, generous; free; as, a
round price.
Three thousand ducats; 'tis a good round sum.
--Shak.
Round was their pace at first, but slackened soon.
--Tennyson.
6. Uttered or emitted with a full tone; as, a round voice; a
round note.
7. (Phonetics) Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the
lip opening, making the opening more or less round in
shape; rounded; labialized; labial. See Guide to
Pronunciation, [sect] 11.
8. Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; unqualified; not
mincing; as, a round answer; a round oath. ``The round
assertion.'' --M. Arnold.
Sir Toby, I must be round with you. --Shak.
9. Full and smoothly expanded; not defective or abrupt;
finished; polished; -- said of style, or of authors with
reference to their style. [Obs.]
In his satires Horace is quick, round, and pleasant.
--Peacham.
10. Complete and consistent; fair; just; -- applied to
conduct.
Round dealing is the honor of man's nature.
--Bacon.
At a round rate, rapidly. --Dryden.
In round numbers, approximately in even units, tens,
hundreds, etc.; as, a bin holding 99 or 101 bushels may be
said to hold in round numbers 100 bushels.
Round bodies (Geom.), the sphere right cone, and right
cylinder.
Round clam (Zo["o]l.), the quahog.
Round dance one which is danced by couples with a whirling
or revolving motion, as the waltz, polka, etc.
Round game, a game, as of cards, in which each plays on his
own account.
Round hand, a style of penmanship in which the letters are
formed in nearly an upright position, and each separately
distinct; -- distinguished from running hand.
Round robin. [Perhaps F. round round + ruban ribbon.]
(a) A written petition, memorial, remonstrance, protest,
etc., the signatures to which are made in a circle so
as not to indicate who signed first. ``No round
robins signed by the whole main deck of the Academy
or the Porch.'' --De Quincey.
(b) (Zo["o]l.) The cigar fish.
Round shot, a solid spherical projectile for ordnance.
Round Table, the table about which sat King Arthur and his
knights. See Knights of the Round Table, under Knight.
Round tower, one of certain lofty circular stone towers,
tapering from the base upward, and usually having a
conical cap or roof, which crowns the summit, -- found
chiefly in Ireland. They are of great antiquity, and vary
in heigh from thirty-five to one hundred and thiry feet.
Round trot, one in which the horse throws out his feet
roundly; a full, brisk, quick trot. --Addison.
Round turn (Naut.), one turn of a rope round a timber, a
belaying pin, etc.
To bring up with a round turn, to stop abruptly. [Colloq.]
Syn: Circular; spherical; globular; globase; orbicular;
orbed; cylindrical; full; plump; rotund.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
round robin
n 1: a tournament in which every contestant plays every other
contestant
2: a letter signed by a number of people
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
round robin
n.
1 The part of a tournament in which every player or team competes
against each of the others in turn.
2 A petition signed in a circular fashion to disguise the order in
which it was done.
3 A letter, with copies to multiple recipients, usually at
Christmastime and often enclosed with a card, giving family news of
interest to the sender.
4 (lb en online gaming) A method of dividing loot amongst a party of
players by having the game assign in turn loot to a player or an enemy
corpse to loot to a player.
5 A form of trade, a series of exchanges in which each person in turn
receives items of the same value from the previous person, finally
returning to the original donor. For example in (lb en philately) a
stamp collector sends a packet of stamps to the next person on a list,
who then takes the stamps he wants, replacing them with like-valued
stamps, and then passing the packet to the next person on the list,
until the packet ultimately returns to the original sender.
6 (lb en computing) A method of dividing labor between several
similar subsystems, assigning tasks to each of them in turn in an
attempt to use resources more equitably.
7 (lb en gambling) A form of bet on the full set of possible
combinations from a larger group (of teams, racehorses, etc.), such as
the outcomes A+B, B+C and A+C from a group ABC.
8 (lb en music) The MIDI technique of using different sampled
versions of the same sound for successive notes, to avoid an unnaturally
repetitive effect.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
round robin
n.
1 The part of a tournament in which every player or team competes
against each of the others in turn.
2 A petition signed in a circular fashion to disguise the order in
which it was done.
3 A letter, with copies to multiple recipients, usually at
Christmastime and often enclosed with a card, giving family news of
interest to the sender.
4 (lb en online gaming) A method of dividing loot amongst a party of
players by having the game assign in turn loot to a player or an enemy
corpse to loot to a player.
5 A form of trade, a series of exchanges in which each person in turn
receives items of the same value from the previous person, finally
returning to the original donor. For example in (lb en philately) a
stamp collector sends a packet of stamps to the next person on a list,
who then takes the stamps he wants, replacing them with like-valued
stamps, and then passing the packet to the next person on the list,
until the packet ultimately returns to the original sender.
6 (lb en computing) A method of dividing labor between several
similar subsystems, assigning tasks to each of them in turn in an
attempt to use resources more equitably.
7 (lb en gambling) A form of bet on the full set of possible
combinations from a larger group (of teams, racehorses, etc.), such as
the outcomes A+B, B+C and A+C from a group ABC.
8 (lb en music) The MIDI technique of using different sampled
versions of the same sound for successive notes, to avoid an unnaturally
repetitive effect.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
round robin
n.
1 The part of a tournament in which every player or team competes
against each of the others in turn.
2 A petition signed in a circular fashion to disguise the order in
which it was done.
3 A letter, with copies to multiple recipients, usually at
Christmastime and often enclosed with a card, giving family news of
interest to the sender.
4 (lb en online gaming) A method of dividing loot amongst a party of
players by having the game assign in turn loot to a player or an enemy
corpse to loot to a player.
5 A form of trade, a series of exchanges in which each person in turn
receives items of the same value from the previous person, finally
returning to the original donor. For example in (lb en philately) a
stamp collector sends a packet of stamps to the next person on a list,
who then takes the stamps he wants, replacing them with like-valued
stamps, and then passing the packet to the next person on the list,
until the packet ultimately returns to the original sender.
6 (lb en computing) A method of dividing labor between several
similar subsystems, assigning tasks to each of them in turn in an
attempt to use resources more equitably.
7 (lb en gambling) A form of bet on the full set of possible
combinations from a larger group (of teams, racehorses, etc.), such as
the outcomes A+B, B+C and A+C from a group ABC.
8 (lb en music) The MIDI technique of using different sampled
versions of the same sound for successive notes, to avoid an unnaturally
repetitive effect.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
round robin
n.
1 The part of a tournament in which every player or team competes
against each of the others in turn.
2 A petition signed in a circular fashion to disguise the order in
which it was done.
3 A letter, with copies to multiple recipients, usually at
Christmastime and often enclosed with a card, giving family news of
interest to the sender.
4 (lb en online gaming) A method of dividing loot amongst a party of
players by having the game assign in turn loot to a player or an enemy
corpse to loot to a player.
5 A form of trade, a series of exchanges in which each person in turn
receives items of the same value from the previous person, finally
returning to the original donor. For example in (lb en philately) a
stamp collector sends a packet of stamps to the next person on a list,
who then takes the stamps he wants, replacing them with like-valued
stamps, and then passing the packet to the next person on the list,
until the packet ultimately returns to the original sender.
6 (lb en computing) A method of dividing labor between several
similar subsystems, assigning tasks to each of them in turn in an
attempt to use resources more equitably.
7 (lb en gambling) A form of bet on the full set of possible
combinations from a larger group (of teams, racehorses, etc.), such as
the outcomes A+B, B+C and A+C from a group ABC.
8 (lb en music) The MIDI technique of using different sampled
versions of the same sound for successive notes, to avoid an unnaturally
repetitive effect.
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
round robin
Englanti n.
1 turnaus jossa jokainen osallistuja tai joukkue pelaa jokaista
vastaan
2 (''tietotekniikka'') kiertovuorottelu
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
round robin /ɹˈaʊnd ɹˈɒbɪn/
cyklická obsluha
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
round robin /ɹˈaʊnd ɹˈɒbɪn/
Reigen [bunter]
"round robin of talks" - Gesprächsreigen
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
round robin /ɹˈaʊnd ɹˈɒbɪn/
Turnier, bei dem jeder gegen jeden antritt
Synonym: round robin competition
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
round robin /ɹˈaʊnd ɹˈɒbɪn/
Unterschriftensammlung mit kreisförmig angeordneten Unterschriften
see: petition
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
round robin /ɹˈaʊnd ɹˈɒbɪn/
kiertovuorottelu
method of dividing labor between subsystems
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
round robin /ɹˈaʊnd ɹˈɒbɪn/
algoritam kružnoga dodjeljivanja
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
round robin /ɹˈaʊnd ɹˈɒbɪn/
kérvény sok aláírással
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
29 Moby Thesaurus words for "round robin":
Pastoral Epistle, aerogram, air letter, airgraph, billet-doux,
bull, chain letter, dead letter, dimissorial, dimissory letter,
drop letter, encyclical, fan letter, form letter, letter of credit,
letter of introduction, letters credential, letters of marque,
letters of request, letters overt, letters patent,
letters rogatory, love letter, monitory, newsletter, nixie,
open letter, pastoral letter, poison-pen letter
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 联名声明,循环赛,一系列
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