2.circular, Plat.
3.round, compactly formed, Xen.
4.of ships, στρ. ναῦς, στρ. πλοῖον, a merchant-ship, from its round shape, as opp. to the long narrow ship-of-war (μακρὰ ναῦς), Hdt., Thuc., etc.
II.metaph. of phrases, well-rounded, compact, pithy, terse, Ar., Plat.:—adv., στρογγυλώτατα as tersely as possible, Arist.