Definitions for rotunda
roʊˈtʌn dəro·tun·da

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rotundanoun

   a building having a circular plan and a dome

2. rotundanoun

   a large circular room

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rotundanoun

   a round building, usually small, often with a dome

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1. rotunda

   A rotunda is a large, circular room or hall covered with a dome, often found in public buildings. This architectural element is characteristic of classical and neoclassical architecture, but can be present in different styles. The term rotunda can also refer to any round building or structure, and it's derived from the Latin word "rotundus" meaning round or circular.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rotundaadjective

   a round building; especially, one that is round both on the outside and inside, like the Pantheon at Rome. Less properly, but very commonly, used for a large round room; as, the rotunda of the Capitol at Washington

2. Etymology: [Cf. It. rotonda, F. rotonde; both fr. L. rotundus round. See Rotund, a.]

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1. Rotunda

   A rotunda is any building with a circular ground plan, sometimes covered by a dome. It can also refer to a round room within a building. The Pantheon in Rome is a famous rotunda. A Band Rotunda is a circular bandstand, usually with a dome.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ROTUNDA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Rotunda is ranked #44872 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Rotunda surname appeared 478 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Rotunda.
   
   93.9% or 449 total occurrences were White.
   2% or 10 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.8% or 9 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1% or 5 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Building
   • Room

Anagrams for rotunda »

1. tandour

How to pronounce rotunda?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say rotunda in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rotunda in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rotunda in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of rotunda in a Sentence

1. Ron Johnson:

   We've seen plenty of video of people in the Capitol, and they weren't rioting, it doesn't look like an armed insurrection when you have people that breach the Capitol -- and I don't condone it -- but they're staying within the rope lines in the Rotunda. That's not what armed insurrection would look like.

2. The President:

   Above us, over that door leading into the Rotunda is a sculpture depicting Clio, the Muse of History. In her hands, (there is) an open book in which she records the events taking place in this chamber below, clio stood watch over this hall one year ago today, as she has for more than 200 years.She recorded what took place. The real history. The real facts. The real truth.

3. Jodi Magness:

   He cut back the entire rocky outcrop in order to enshrine that [ loculus ] within the rotunda [ of the church ], all that was left was the base of the single loculus.

4. Andy Kim:

   It was just a very profound moment, it hit me in that moment, the magnitude of what happened. It occurred to me that this was actually probably the worst condition that the Capitol and Rotunda had been in for hundreds of years.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rotunda
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rotunda
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rotunda
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=rotunda
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html