Definition of revolve

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Revolve (v. t.) To cause to turn, as on an axis..

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Radiant :: Radiant (n.) A straight line proceeding from a given point, or fixed pole, about which it is conceived to revolve..
Lap :: Lap (n.) A piece of brass, lead, or other soft metal, used to hold a cutting or polishing powder in cutting glass, gems, and the like, or in polishing cutlery, etc. It is usually in the form of wheel or disk, which revolves on a vertical axis..
Circumvolve :: Circumvolve (v. t.) To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion.
Whirl :: Whirl (v. t.) To turn round rapidly; to cause to rotate with velocity; to make to revolve.
Roll :: Roll (n.) To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface; as, to roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel..
Circumvolve :: Circumvolve (v. i.) To roll round; to revolve.
Step :: Step (v. i.) A bearing in which the lower extremity of a spindle or a vertical shaft revolves.
Spin :: Spin (v. t.) To shape, as malleable sheet metal, into a hollow form, by bending or buckling it by pressing against it with a smooth hand tool or roller while the metal revolves, as in a lathe..
Jupiter :: "Jupiter (n.) One of the planets, being the brightest except Venus, and the largest of them all, its mean diameter being about 85,000 miles. It revolves about the sun in 4,332.6 days, at a mean distance of 5.2028 from the sun, the earth's mean distance being taken as unity..
Revolved :: Revolved (imp. & p. p.) of Revolv.
Circle :: Circle (n.) To move around; to revolve around.
Run :: Run (a.) To turn, as a wheel; to revolve on an axis or pivot; as, a wheel runs swiftly round..
Satellite :: Satellite (n.) A secondary planet which revolves about another planet; as, the moon is a satellite of the earth. See Solar system, under Solar..
Spline :: Spline (n.) A rectangular piece fitting grooves like key seats in a hub and a shaft, so that while the one may slide endwise on the other, both must revolve together; a feather; also, sometimes, a groove to receive such a rectangular piece..
Shell :: Shell (n.) The outer frame or case of a block within which the sheaves revolve.
Roll :: Roll (n.) To turn over in one's mind; to revolve.
Cylinder :: Cylinder (n.) The bore of a gun; the turning chambered breech of a revolver.
Propeller :: Propeller (n.) A contrivance for propelling a steam vessel, usually consisting of a screw placed in the stern under water, and made to revolve by an engine; a propeller wheel..
Zoetrope :: Zoetrope (n.) An optical toy, in which figures made to revolve on the inside of a cylinder, and viewed through slits in its circumference, appear like a single figure passing through a series of natural motions as if animated or mechanically moved..
Twine :: Twine (v. i.) To turn round; to revolve.
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