Category:Rotunda

Ro*tun"da, n. Etym: [cf. It. rotonda, f. rotonde; both fr. L. Rotundus round. See rotund, a.] (arch.)

Defn: 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.