Round or rounds may refer to:

Mathematics and science

* The contour of a closed curve or surface with no sharp corners, such as an

ellipse In mathematics, an ellipse is a plane curve surrounding two focus (geometry), focal points, such that for all points on the curve, the sum of the two distances to the focal points is a constant. It generalizes a circle, which is the special ty ...

, circle,

rounded rectangle A squircle is a shape intermediate between a square and a circle. There are at least two definitions of "squircle" in use, the most common of which is based on the superellipse. The word "squircle" is a portmanteau of the words "square" and "ci ...

, cant, or sphere * Rounding, the shortening of a number to reduce the number of significant figures it contains *

Round number A round number is an integer that ends with one or more " 0"s (zero-digit) in a given base. So, 590 is rounder than 592, but 590 is less round than 600. In both technical and informal language, a round number is often interpreted to stand for a ...

, a number that ends with one or more zeroes * Roundness (geology), the smoothness of clastic particles *

Roundedness In phonetics, vowel roundedness is the amount of rounding in the lips during the articulation of a vowel. It is labialization of a vowel. When a ''rounded'' vowel is pronounced, the lips form a circular opening, and ''unrounded'' vowels are pron ...

, rounding of lips when pronouncing vowels *

Labialization Labialization is a secondary articulatory feature of sounds in some languages. Labialized sounds involve the lips while the remainder of the oral cavity produces another sound. The term is normally restricted to consonants. When vowels involve ...

, rounding of lips when pronouncing consonants

Music

* Round (music), a type of musical composition * ''Rounds'' (album), a 2003 album by Four Tet

Places

* The Round, a defunct theatre in the Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle upon Tyne, England * Round Point, a point on the north coast of King George Island, South Shetland Islands *

Grand Rounds Scenic Byway The Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway is a linked series of park areas in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, that takes a roughly circular path through the city. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board developed the system over many year ...

, a parkway system in Minneapolis * Rounds Mountain, a peak in the Taconic Mountains, United States *

Round Mountain (disambiguation) Round Mountain may refer to: United States Communities *Round Mountain, Alabama *Round Mountain, California *Round Mountain, Nevada *Round Mountain, Texas Mountains *Round Mountain (Taconic Mountains), on the Connecticut/Massachusetts border *Rou ...

, several places * Round Valley (disambiguation), several places

Repeated activities

* Round (boxing), a time period within a boxing match * Grand rounds, a ritual in medical education and inpatient care * Round of drinks, a traditional method of paying in a drinking establishment * Funding round, a discrete round of investment in a business * Doing the rounds or

patrol A patrol is commonly a group of personnel, such as Law enforcement officer, law enforcement officers, military personnel, or Security guard, security personnel, that are assigned to monitor or secure a specific geographic area. Etymology Fro ...

, moving through an area at regular or irregular intervals * Round (Theosophy), a planetary cycle of reincarnation in Theosophy * Round (dominoes), period of play in dominoes in which each player plays a piece or passes * A circular walk or run like the

Bob Graham Round The Bob Graham Round is a fell running challenge in the English Lake District. It is named after Bob Graham (1889–1966), a Keswick guest-house owner, who in June 1932 broke the Lakeland Fell record by traversing 42 fells within a 24-hour period ...

Other

* Round (surname) * Rounds (surname) * Round shot * Cartridge (firearms), a single unit of ammunition * Round steak, a cut of meat

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Music

Places

Repeated activities

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