IN THE ROUND


Meaning of IN THE ROUND in English

adverb (or adjective)

1. : in full sculptured form unattached to a background : freestanding

an athlete superbly represented in the round

a head shown in the round

— distinguished from relief

2. : with an inclusive or comprehensive view or representation

a wise physician who saw his patients in the round

the flat people of a novelist too little perceptive or skilled to show us humanity in the round

3. : with a centered stage that is surrounded by an audience on all sides

4. of a fish : not eviscerated : whole

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.