rounded shape

collocation in English

meaningsofroundedandshape

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rounded
adjective
uk
/ˈraʊn.dɪd/us
/ˈraʊn.dɪd/
round ...
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shape
noun
uk
/ʃeɪp/us
/ʃeɪp/
the particular physical form or appearance ...
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(Definition ofroundedandshapefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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At higher flow rates, however, the intrusion becomes a narrow jet with a very steeproundedshape.
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The quartz appears as crystals of various sizes (30-120 m), and many, especially those ofroundedshape, may be detrital grains.
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Theroundedshapeof the quartz grains indicates transport and abrasion of the grains.
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The organs were noted for their soft tones, with their trademarks being theroundedshapeof the front piece, with many curls and other decorations.
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It has the typical chunky,roundedshapeof a quail.
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Theirroundedshape, whether found in glacial tills or glacial-fluvial (outwash) gravels, indicate that they were eroded from pre-existing littoral or fluvial deposits.
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They are heat-molded around round forms of synthetic fibers or foam that keeps theirroundedshape.
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To create pucks, locals cut the thick, rubber heels of army boots into aroundedshape.
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Its surface had been reduced and instead of aroundedshapeit became oval.
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This side-mounted gearbox gives the engine a somewhat triangularroundedshape.
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The scorebug was a solid color, with a moreroundedshape, and a horizontally compressed font.
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Theroundedshapeof the earth had been known to scholars since antiquity, and was common knowledge among sailors.
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It is called like this due to itsroundedshapeand shining surface.
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They also state that for members the skull enlarges and expands into a fineroundedshapedue to their faith, making them more intelligent.
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At the beginning of the 1980s, theroundedshapeof the pedestal, bearing the palm, gradually transformed to become pyramidal in 1984.
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It has aroundedshapeand is held with two hands horizontally.
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Males have pointed abdominal pleurites, in contrast to the moreroundedshapeseen in females.
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Some buildings also featured "antefixes", vertical ornaments of triangular orroundedshapethat were placed along the edge of the roof.
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They develop in aroundedshapeand attain a height of about 3-4 m.
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It retained theroundedshapeof the gaku-biwa and was played with a large plectrum like the ms-biwa.
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