Etymology : Middle English, from Latin revolvere to roll back, cause to return, from re- + volvere to roll; more at VOLUBLE
Pronunciation : ri-'välv, -'volv
also
Function : verb
Date : 15th century
1. rotate, turn, spin; encircle, move in a circle around a central point; think about, contemplate. revolve\re*volve"\, v. t.
2. to cause to turn, as on an axis. then in the east her turn she shines, revolved on heaven's great axile.
3. hence, to turn over and over in the mind; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of. this having heard, straight i again revolved the law and prophets.revolve \re*volve"\ , v. i. [imp. & p. p. revolved ; p. pr. & vb. n. revolving.] [l. revolvere, revolutum; pref. re- re- + volvere to roll, turn round. see:
voluble, and cf. revolt, revolution.].
4. to turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; to rotate, -- which is the more specific word in this sense. if the earth revolve thus, each house near the equator must move a thousand miles an hour. watts.
5. to move in a curved path round a center; as, the planets revolve round the sun.
6. to pass in cycles; as, the centuries revolve.
7. to return; to pass. [r.]revolve v.
8. turn on or around an axis or a center; "the earth revolves around the sun"; "the lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire" [syn: go around, rotate].
9. move in an orbit, as of celestial bodies: "the moon orbits around the earth"; "the planets are orbiting the sun" [syn: orbit].
10. to rotate or cause to rotate: "the child rolled down the hill"; "she rolled the ball"; "they rolled their eyes at his words"; "turn over to your left side" [syn: roll, turn over ].
11. To turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; to rotate, which is the more specific word in this sense.
12. To move in a curved path round a center; as, the planets revolve round the sun.
13. To pass in cycles; as, the centuries revolve.
14. To return; to pass.
15. To cause to turn, as on an axis.
16. Hence, to turn over and over in the mind; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of. turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire".
17. 1. If you say that one thing revolves around another thing, you mean that the second thing is the main feature or focus of the first thing. Since childhood, her life has revolved around tennis.
18. If a discussion or conversation revolves around a particular topic, it is mainly about that topic. The debate revolves around specific accounting techniques.
19. If one object revolves around another object, the first object turns in a circle around the second object. The satellite revolves around the Earth once every hundred minutes.
20. When something revolves or when you revolve it, it moves or turns in a circle around a central point or line. Overhead, the fan revolved slowly Monica picked up her Biro and revolved it between her teeth. to move around like a wheel, or to make something move around like a wheel revolution, turn turn (revolvere , from volvere ).
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