> Well, those who look closely see that the world is neither round nor flat...it's squished at the poles, and fat at the equator.  Only in superficial terms is the earth "round".

It is too round. It may not be absolutely spherical, but it is definitely round.

round, adj
-- shaped like or approximately like a sphere: the grapes are small and round.
-- having a curved surface with no sharp or jagged projections: the boulders look round and smooth.

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