obround

English

A sketch of an obround shape

Pronunciation

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Etymology

ob- +‎ round

Noun

obround (plural obrounds)

1. (geometry) A shape consisting of two semicircles connected by parallel lines tangent to their endpoints.
2. A feature or component with an obround shape.
   • 1959, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Minutes of the seventh annual Atomic Energy Commission Welding Conference:

     Four slugs of wrought boron containing stainless steel containing 1 and 2 wt % boron were prepared from 1 in. thick plate material as 1-1/8 in. dla. x 5 in. long obrounds and irradiated in the MTR reactor for a preliminary engineering check of […]

Adjective

obround (comparative more obround, superlative most obround)

1. Having an obround shape.

   an obround slot

Synonyms

• obrotund

See also

• circle
• ellipse
• oval

Anagrams

• bourdon