volution
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Noun
English
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Etymology
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From (the participle stem of)
Latin
volvere
(
“
to turn
”
)
.
Pronunciation
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(
UK
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/vəˈl(j)uːʃn̩/
Noun
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volution
(
plural
volutions
)
A
turning
(
rolling
or
revolving
)
motion
.
A single
turn
(of a
coil
etc.); a
twist
.
1843
,
Edgar Allan Poe
, ‘The Mystery of Marie Rogêt’:
On the left wrist were two circular excoriations, apparently the effect of ropes, or of a rope in more than one
volution
.
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