obround
English
A sketch of an obround shape
Etymology
ob- + round
Pronunciation
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Noun
obround (plural obrounds)
- (geometry) A plane shape consisting of two semicircles connected by parallel lines tangent to their endpoints.
- 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 […]
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Synonyms
- stadium
- discorectangle
See also
- circle
- ellipse
- oval
Anagrams
- Bourdon, bourdon