half-round

[ haf-round, hahf- ]

/ ˈhæfˈraʊnd, ˈhɑf- /

adjective

semicircular in cross section, as a molding or piece of type.

noun

anything that is semicircular in cross section.

Printing. a curved stereotype plate.

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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.

Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.

It’s your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game were going to play.

It’s your turn to pick the movie, but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.

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Origin of half-round

First recorded in 1655–65

Words nearby half-round

half-quire, half-remembered, half-rhyme, half-right, half-rod, half-round, half-round chisel, half-round file, half-ruined, half-seas over, half-second

Example sentences from the Web for half-round

The round face of a half-round file requires eight, ten or more courses to complete it.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3|Various
These half-round brass plates on the steps of the poop-ladders are beastly dangerous things!
Tales Of Hearsay|Joseph Conrad
Round iron or half-round iron should not be used, as these are liable to skid.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
It is an endogenous plant, the stem of which is enclosed in layers of half-round petioles.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman

Brass finishers use square taper reamers, which produce upon brass more true work than the half-round reamer.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II|Joshua Rose