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rotundation

rotundation noun: the state or quality of being rotund.

Noun

rotundation (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The state or quality of being rotund.
    • Here there is not so large a rotundation but only of 50 days.1650, Golden Chaine of Time Leading unto Christ, Published by Act of the Last General Assembly, page 40
    • In the angularity of a seed, or in the ineffable thickness of the membrane, or in the elongation or rotundation thereof, will never transform a deciduous Larch into an evergreen Cedar, nor a verdant Cedar into a Silver Fir.1866, John Nelson, Pinaceæ: Being a Handbook of the Firs and Pines, Hatchard and Co., page 85

Origin of rotundation

From rotund + -ation.

Questions about rotundation

What does rotundation mean?
Rotundation means the state or quality of being rotund.
What part of speech is rotundation?
Rotundation is a noun.

Words near rotundation in the dictionary

  1. rotund
  2. rotunda
  3. rotundae
  4. rotundas
  5. rotundate
  6. rotundation
  7. rotunded
  8. rotundene
  9. rotunder
  10. rotundest
  11. rotundifoliate

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