round bracket

raʊnd ˈbrækɪt

Definition of round bracket - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

punctuation programming

Rare

curved marks ( ) used in writing or programming

Rare

Put the numbers inside a round bracket.
Enclose the function parameters in a round bracket.
In coding, a round bracket follows the function name.

parenthesis

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Expressions with round

go round

move in a circular path or rotate

The Earth goes round the Sun.

come round

visit someone casually

Why don't you come round for coffee tomorrow?

gather round

move closer together in a circle or group around something

Children gather round the storyteller eagerly.

pass round

distribute something to each person in a group

Please pass round the snacks to everyone.

have round one's neck

wear something encircling the neck

She had a beautiful scarf round her neck.

other way round

adv.

with roles or functions reversed

She cooks and he cleans, not the other way round.

Expressions with bracket

bracket out

exclude certain elements from consideration

Bracket out the irrelevant data for this study.

bracket creep

income moves into higher tax bracket as it increases

Bracket creep means you pay more tax as your income rises.

bracket off

separate or isolate using brackets

In the equation, bracket off the constants.

in the same bracket

adj.

belonging to the same category or group

These two athletes are in the same bracket.

shelf bracket

device supporting a shelf on a wall

The shelf bracket was strong enough to hold heavy books.

age bracket

group of people of similar age

The survey targeted the 18-24 age bracket.

income bracket

group categorized by income level

People in the same income bracket tend to have similar spending habits.

price bracket

range of prices for similar products or services

The car falls into a higher price bracket due to its features.

income tax bracket

range of income taxed at a specific rate

She moved into a higher income tax bracket after her promotion.

wall bracket

support attached to a wall to hold objects

He installed a wall bracket to keep the vase secure.

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right bracket

round bracket

the symbol ')' used in writing or math

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French:parenthèse, ...
German:runde Klammer, ...
Italian:parentesi tonda, ...
Spanish:paréntesis, ...
Portuguese:parêntese, ...
Chinese:圆括号, ...
Japanese:丸括弧, ...
Arabic:قَوْسان دائِريان, ...
Hebrew:סְגָרַיִם עֲגוּלִים, ...
Russian:круглая скобка, ...
Ukrainian:кругла дужка, ...
Hindi:राउंड ब्रैकेट, ...
Bengali:বৃত্ত বন্ধনী, ...
Catalan:parèntesi, ...
Czech:kulatá závorka, ...
Danish:parentes, ...
Dutch:haakje, ...
Greek:παρένθεση, ...
Hungarian:kerek zárójel, ...
Khmer:វង់ក្រចក, ...
Korean:소괄호, ...
Persian:پرانتز, ...
Polish:nawias okrągły, ...
Portuguese (BR):parêntese, ...
Romanian:paranteză rotundă, ...
Swedish:parentes, ...
Thai:วงเล็บกลม, ...
Turkish:parantez, ...
Vietnamese:dấu ngoặc đơn, ...

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