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round-bottom

round-bottom

1 5.6
Having a curved bottom rather than a flat one
  • adjective
  • /ˈraʊndˌbɑːtəm/
translation icon : de fondo redondeado
  • The scientist poured the solution into a round-bottom flask for heating.

Examples

  • The chef preferred a round-bottom skillet for sautéing vegetables evenly.

  • To do this you will need some methylene chloride, a round bottom flask, and some silica gel.

  • I want to switch to this round, round bottom spokeshave because this is quite hollow.

  • A total of 10 mL of the chloroform layer was transferred into a dry, pre-weighed round-bottom flask.

    Academic text (2015)

  • She chose a round-bottom pot for her new plant because it allows for better drainage.

Synonyms

round-bottomed
vsround-bottom
3.6

A thing with a curved bottom that rolls and is hard to stand

has the same meaning but differs in written form with a suffix

Antonyms

flat-bottom
1 3.7

Having a level base that is not curved

How Rounded

spherical
18 4.2
bowl-shaped
1 3.6
round-bottom
1 5.6

Surface Forms

round-bottom positive

Morphology

round-bottom = round + bottom (transparent) = round + bottom

The compound combines two common words whose meanings directly yield 'having a rounded bottom'.

Etymology

Round-bottom comes from the simple English parts round ('curved like a circle') and bottom ('the base' or 'lowest part'), so it literally means a 'curved base'. That's why we call a flask or bowl with a curved base a round-bottom object, because the shape helps heat more evenly.