Revolved

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.]
     1. 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.
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              If the earth revolve thus, each house near the
              equator must move a thousand miles an hour. --I.
                                                    Watts.
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     2. To move in a curved path round a center; as, the planets
        revolve round the sun.
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     3. To pass in cycles; as, the centuries revolve.
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     4. To return; to pass. [R.] --Ayliffe.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  revolved
       adj : turned in a circle around an axis [syn: {rotated}]