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Meanings of round-bottomed in English

Having a rounded bottom.

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Usage of round-bottomed in English
1
Opposite to the lens there is placed a round-bottomed flask, silvered inside.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 460, October 25, 1884
2
Traditional round-bottomed woks don't sit properly on an electric stove element.
The everything chinese cookbook: from wonton soup to sweet and s...
3
In the actual apparatus the sphere is an ordinary round-bottomed flask about 95 mm.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885
4
However, some people still prefer to use a round-bottomed wok with a collar -the choice is yours.
The everything stir-fry cookbook: 300 fresh and flavorful recipe...
5
Jake, the better oarsman sat flat in the stern of the round-bottomed craft, paddling with quick, splashless strokes.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm / His Plight and other Plights
6
We descended into a round-bottomed cleft: another cirque that cut across our path and seemed to curve toward the port.
Anathem
7
He sent two rowers, in a light, round-bottomed boat, to overtake us and put a stop to our piratical careers.
The Road
8
While round-bottomed woks are still commonly used on gas stoves, their shape makes them a poor choice for Western electric stoves.
The everything stir-fry cookbook: 300 fresh and flavorful recipe...
9
What Jack was after was a single great round-bottomed wide-mouthed boiler, and a means to suspend it over a "bloody enormous" fire.
The confusion
10
It won't have as much flat surface area as a skillet, but it will work better on an American stove than a conventional round-bottomed wok.
The cook's illustrated how-to-cook library
11
This is the way they brewed it: A round-bottomed kettle was sitting on the brick range, with a half gallon of boiling water in it.
Woodcraft
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(2) Beat the eggs very light in a round-bottomed bowl, using a Dover egg beater.
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Management