A Suspension of Willful Disbelief

Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

A Suspension of Willful Disbelief

By ROBERTA SMITH

A distinction of the Guggenheim’s retrospective of the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan is that the pieces — 128 in all — hang from near the top of the museum’s rotunda.

rotunda[ro・tun・da]

• 発音記号[routʌ'ndə]
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[名]

1 （特に丸屋根のある）円形建築物.

2 （高い丸天井の）円形大広間.rotund (ro-TUND)

adjective:
1. Plump; fat.
2. Round in shape.
3. Having a full-toned, resonant sound.

Etymology
From Latin rotundus (round), from rota (wheel). Ultimately from the Indo-European root ret- (to run or to roll), which is also the source of rodeo, rotunda, rotate, rotary, roulette, and orotund.

Usage
"The famously rotund Drew Carey has lost 80 pounds." — Pamela Sitt; Reality Show Shake-ups; Kansas City Star; Aug 3, 2010.

"A few years ago, Japanese watermelon lovers suddenly found the normally rotund fruit sitting squarely on the shelves of supermarkets." — Piali Banerjee; Food or Fool's Paradise?; The Times of India (New Delhi); Oct 19, 2003.

"With his rich, rotund voice, Jonathan Lemalu has thrilled audiences around the world." — Christopher Moore; Powerful Accolades; The Press (Christchurch, New Zealand); Jul 26, 2006.