Definition of Rotuda
Ro*tun"da (?), n. [Cf. It.
rotonda, F. rotonde; both fr. L. rotundus round.
See Rotund, a.] (Arch.) A round
building; especially, one that is round both on the outside and
inside, like the Pantheon at Rome. Less properly, but very commonly,
used for a large round room; as, the rotunda of the Capitol at
Washington.
Ro*tun"da (?), n. [Cf. It.
rotonda, F. rotonde; both fr. L. rotundus round.
See Rotund, a.] (Arch.) A round
building; especially, one that is round both on the outside and
inside, like the Pantheon at Rome. Less properly, but very commonly,
used for a large round room; as, the rotunda of the Capitol at
Washington.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a round building, usually small, often with a dome
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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