volvelle
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Middle English volvelle, from Medieval Latin volvellum, volvella, from volvō + -ellum.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɒlˌvɛl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈvɑlˌvɛl/
Noun[edit]
volvelle (plural volvelles)
- (historical) A type of slide chart, a paper construction with rotating parts, formerly used for organization and calculation in astronomy and other subjects.
- c. 1521, John Skelton, Speke Parott:
- Tholomye and Haly were cunnynd and wyſe
In the voluell, in the quadrant, and in the aſtroloby,
To pronoſtycate truly the chaunce of fortunys dyſe.
Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Medieval Latin volvella, variant of volvellum, from volvō + -ellum.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
volvelle
- A moving part of an astronomical instrument.
Descendants[edit]
- English: volvelle
References[edit]
- “volvelle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
volvelle
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