obrotund

adjective

ob·​ro·​tund

¦äbrə¦tənd

: nearly spherical but with one diameter slightly exceeding the others : obround

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin obrotundus, from Latin ob- to, over, completely + rotundus round

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