revolve
pronunciation
How to pronounce revolve in British English:
UK [rɪˈvɒlv]
How to pronounce revolve in American English:
US [rɪˈvɑːlv]
-
- Verb:
- turn on or around an axis or a center
- move in an orbit
- cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
Word Origin
- revolve (v.)
- late 14c., "to change direction, bend around, turn (the eyes) back," from Old French revolver and directly from Latin revolvere "roll back, unroll, unwind; happen again, return; go over, repeat," from re- "back, again" (see re-) + volvere "to roll" (see volvox). In 15c., "to turn over (in the mind or heart), meditate." Meaning "travel around a central point" first recorded 1660s (earlier "cause to travel in an orbit around a central point," mid-15c.). Related: Revolved; revolving.
Example
- 1. A third roller held the ball in place against the encoders while letting it revolve freely .
- 2. Photosynthetic plants on other planets that revolve around different kinds of suns could be mostly gray or black . Cynthia graber reports .
- 3. The black dot to right center is the moon 's shadow . It takes io just 42.5 hours to revolve once around jupiter .
- 4. The world may not revolve around the us-china axis , but both countries are increasingly finding that no bilateral relationship is more important .
- 5. Louis believed strongly in the divine right of kings , saying that he was the sun and that his courtiers and france should revolve around him like planets .