rounded blades

Safety scissors feature

Rounded blades are cutting edges with blunted or curved tips rather than sharp points.

Safety scissors for children have rounded blades to prevent stabbing injuries.

Ice skates have rounded blades—curved along their length to allow smooth gliding and turns.

The term distinguishes from pointed or angular blade designs: The butter knife's rounded blade won't cut skin.

Related
  • curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
  • dulledMade less sharp
  • smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
  • bluntDull or tactlessly direct
  • paddleFlat-bladed water tool

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Opposites
blade edge geometry

rounded bladescutting edges

Sharpest parts or frontiers

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G