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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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) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
phonetics articulated with the lips spread; not rounded

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Example sentences
Percentages and rates are based on the unrounded figures.
Unemployment rates are in percent and are based on unrounded levels.
Percent changes are calculated from unrounded data and annualized.
Ah, if measurement be the food of science, count on that unrounded total to be
  a fact indeed.
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