Definitions for roundel
ˈraʊn dlroundel

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. roundelnoun

   English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third

2. roundelnoun

   round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit

3. annulet, roundelnoun

   (heraldry) a charge in the shape of a circle

   "a hollow roundel"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. roundelnoun

   Anything having a round form; a round figure; a circle.

2. roundelnoun

   A roundelay or rondelay.

3. roundelnoun

   A small circular shield, sometimes not more than a foot in diameter, used by soldiers in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.

4. roundelnoun

   A circular spot; a charge in the form of a small coloured circle.

5. roundelnoun

   a circular insignia painted on an aircraft to identify its nationality or service.

6. roundelnoun

   A bastion of a circular form.

7. Etymology: From rondelet, diminutive of rondel, (French: rondeau.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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1. roundel

   A roundel is a circular shape or design often used in various contexts such as symbolism, heraldry, decoration, or architecture. It may also refer to a type of poem with a specific structure, or a small circular painting or sculpture. In military usage, it's the national insignia painted on aircraft.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Roundeladjective

   a rondelay

2. Roundeladjective

   anything having a round form; a round figure; a circle

3. Roundeladjective

   a small circular shield, sometimes not more than a foot in diameter, used by soldiers in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries

4. Roundeladjective

   a circular spot; a sharge in the form of a small circle

5. Roundeladjective

   a bastion of a circular form

6. Etymology: [OF. rondel a roundelay, F. rondel, rondeau, a dim. fr. rond; for sense 2, cf. F. rondelle a round, a round shield. See Round, a., and cf. Rondel, Rondelay.]

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1. Roundel

   A roundel in heraldry is a disc; the term is also commonly used to refer to a type of national insignia used on military aircraft, generally circular in shape and usually comprising concentric rings of different colours.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Roundel

   rown′del, n. anything of a round form or figure: a circle: a ring-dance, a rondel.—n. Roun′delay, a round: a song in which parts are repeated: a dance in a ring. [O. Fr. rondel (Fr. rondeau), dim. of rond, round.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. roundel

   Was a shield used by the Norman soldiers. The word is also applied to the semicircular bastions in early fortification, as introduced by Albert Dürer. This bastion consisted of a semicircle of masonry about 300 feet in diameter, containing roomy casemates for the troops, and for artillery and musketry, with which the ditch and curtains were flanked.

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1. • Armor Plate
   • Rondeau

Anagrams for roundel »

1. durenol

2. lounder

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of roundel in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of roundel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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