Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A handspring in which the body twists around to land with both feet facing backwards relative to the start.
- adjective Relating to or resulting from numerical approximation by rounding.
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- verb Alternative spelling of
round off .
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Examples
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Yousouff Sylla, a special adviser to former Prime Minister Cellou Dalein Diallo called on the international community, including the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to help resolve the stalemate and pave way for the round-off vote.
External Help Said to be Needed to End Guinea Stalemate 2010
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A top official of the Union of Democratic Forces party in Guinea (UDFG) said Guineans feel betrayed by the transitional government for its failure to resolve the ongoing stalemate which he said threatens to derail the proposed 10th October round-off vote.
External Help Said to be Needed to End Guinea Stalemate 2010
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When the cue came, I raced forward and sprang, executing a handspring and round-off, landing five inches from his face.
Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011
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When the cue came, I raced forward and sprang, executing a handspring and round-off, landing five inches from his face.
Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011
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When the cue came, I raced forward and sprang, executing a handspring and round-off, landing five inches from his face.
Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011
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She drilled herself on her layout, on her back handspring and round-off.
Nevermore Kelly Creagh 2010
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There isn't enough expatriate traffic to even make a round-off in their profit margin.
Starbucks in Mexico 2008
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You cannot round-off .31 to be a whole, because it is less than .50 or one half.
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Under that system — assuming massive tax evasion doesn't occur — the cartels would retain their cost advantage in much of the U.S. and, according to coauthor Jonathan Caulkins, the effect on their business would be no more damaging than a "round-off error."
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At the end of a round-off, back handspring, back tuck, she overrotated and had to catch herself on her heels.
Nevermore Kelly Creagh 2010
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