round bracket

noun

Each of the signs in the pair ( ); parenthesis, bracket (in a strict sense).

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Meanings

nounround bracket (plural round brackets)

plural round brackets

  1. UKEach of the signs in the pair ( ); parenthesis, bracket (in a strict sense).

Translations

Arabic أَقْوَاس, قَوْس
  • أَقْوَاس (ʔaqwās)parenthesis, bracket
  • قَوْس (qaws)parenthesis, bracket
Bulgarian малка скоба, кръгла скоба
  • малка скоба (malka skoba)parenthesis, bracket
  • кръгла скоба (krăgla skoba)parenthesis, bracket
  • стандартна скоба (standartna skoba)parenthesis, bracket
Catalan parèntesi
  • parèntesiparenthesis, bracket
Chinese Mandarin 圓括號 /圆括号, 插入語 /插入语
  • 圓括號 /圆括号 (yuánkuòhào)parenthesis, bracket
  • 插入語 /插入语 (chārùyǔ)parenthesis, bracket
Czech kulatá závorka, závorka
  • kulatá závorkaparenthesis, bracket
  • závorkaparenthesis, bracket
Dutch rond haakje, ronde haak
  • rond haakjeparenthesis, bracket
  • ronde haakparenthesis, bracket
  • parentheseparenthesis, bracket
Finnish kaarisulje, kaarisulku
  • kaarisuljeparenthesis, bracket
  • kaarisulkuparenthesis, bracket
French parenthèse
  • parenthèseparenthesis, bracket
German runde Klammer
  • runde Klammerparenthesis, bracket
Greek παρένθεση
  • παρένθεση (parénthesi)parenthesis, bracket
Hungarian kerek zárójel
  • kerek zárójelparenthesis, bracket
Icelandic svigi
  • svigiparenthesis, bracket
Irish lúibín cruinn
  • lúibín cruinnparenthesis, bracket
Italian parentesi tonda, parentesi
  • parentesi tondaparenthesis, bracket
  • parentesiparenthesis, bracket
Japanese 括弧
  • 括弧 (kakko)parenthesis, bracket
Latvian apaļās iekavas
  • apaļās iekavasparenthesis, bracket
Malay tanda kurung
  • tanda kurungparenthesis, bracket
Māori taiepa pewa
  • taiepa pewaparenthesis, bracket
Persian پرانتز
  • پرانتز (parântez)parenthesis, bracket
Polish nawias, nawias zwykły
  • nawiasparenthesis, bracket
  • nawias zwykłyparenthesis, bracket
  • nawias okrągłyparenthesis, bracket
Portuguese parêntesis, parêntese
  • parêntesisparenthesis, bracket
  • parênteseparenthesis, bracket
Russian кру́глая ско́бка, ско́бка
  • кру́глая ско́бка (krúglaja skóbka)parenthesis, bracket
  • ско́бка (skóbka)parenthesis, bracket
Scottish Gaelic camag chruinn
  • camag chruinnparenthesis, bracket
Spanish paréntesis
  • paréntesisparenthesis, bracket
Swedish parentes
  • parentesparenthesis, bracket
Ukrainian кру́гла ду́жка
  • кру́гла ду́жка (krúhla dúžka)parenthesis, bracket
Welsh cromfach
  • cromfachparenthesis, bracket
Cite this entry
APA

round bracket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/round%20bracket

MLA

“round bracket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/round%20bracket. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “round bracket,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/round%20bracket.

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