circumvolve

pronunciation

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  • Verb:
    cause to turn on an axis or center

Word Origin

circumvolve (v.)
1640s, from Latin circumvolvere "to roll round, revolve," from circum- (see circum-) + volvere "to turn around, roll" (see volvox). Related: Circumvolved; circumvolving.

Example

1. Circumvolve direction of roller is showed in the upper drawing in the right .

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