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 [uhn-roun-did]  

un·round·ed

   [uhn-roun-did]
adjective Phonetics.
(of a vowel) pronounced without rounding the lips, as the vowel of bit. Compare rounded (def. 2), spread (def. 40).
Origin:
1875–80; un-1 + rounded

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Unrounded is always a great word to know.
So is lax. Does it mean:
articulated with relatively relaxed tongue muscles
a vowel articulated with a relatively large opening above the tongue or with a relatively large oral aperture
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un·round

   [uhn-round]
verb (used with object) Phonetics.
to articulate (an ordinarily rounded vowel) without rounding the lips; delabialize. Compare round1 (def. 55c), spread (def. 14).
Origin:
1605–15; un-2 + round1
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unrounded (ʌnˈraʊndɪd)
 
—adj
phonetics articulated with the lips spread; not rounded

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