roundels

Discs in heraldry

Roundels are circular designs or objects.

In heraldry, a roundel is a disc-shaped charge on a coat of arms, with different colors having specific names: a gold roundel is a bezant, a red one a torteau.

In aviation, roundels are the circular national insignia on military aircraft: the RAF's red, white, and blue roundel.

The term also applies to circular decorative elements in architecture or art.

heraldry

escutcheon

Shield bearing heraldry

charge · bearing · shield · field · tincture · azure · argent · annulet · ogress · fountain

target

bullseye

Exact center target

archery · concentric · rings · scoring · center · precision · accuracy · hit · arrow · throw

design

logo

Company identifying symbol

  • emblemRepresentational sign or device
  • badgeWorn symbol of membership
  • symbolRepresentational mark or sign

seal · monogram · device · decal · icon · graphic · circular · disc · label · sticker

aviation

cockade

Ribbon badge for hats

USAF · Luftwaffe · tailfin · aircraft · fighter · squadron · livery · markings · tricolor · recognition

architecture

stained glass

Colored window art

tracery · medallion · mosaic · ceiling · ornament · decorative · carved · gilded · plasterwork · inlay

Categories
Opposites
geometric shape

roundelssquares

Four-sided equal figures

lozenges · rectangles · triangles · diamonds · polygons

heraldic charge type

roundelslozenges

Medicated dissolving tablets

billets · piles · escutcheons · mullets

Phrases
Family

rounded, rounder, roundest, roundel

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