revolute

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11
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14
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8

Definition of revolute

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Rolled or recurved on itself.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Rolled or recurved on itself.
  2. (not-comparable)Having the edges rolled with the abaxial side outward.

verb

  1. to roll back, curve upwards
  2. (rare)to participate in or incite a revolution or revolt
    “The Hawaiians have ‘revoluted’ and dethroned the fat squaw they have hitherto chosen to call a queen.”
    “Christmas always thought himself a “patriotic American,” but, as he saw the matter, a little “revoluting” on behalf of his benefactors—Manuel Bonilla and Estrada Cabrera—in no sense harmed the interestes of the United States.”
    “Achimota was Fraser’s life’s work, evidence that ‘the glorious West African people’ were gradually changing their conditions by ‘evolving not revoluting [sic]’.”
    “2003, Ed McClanahan, Famous People I Have Known I rocked and rolled. I ingested illicit substances. I revoluted.”
    “2004, Samuel Hopkins Adams, The Unspeakable Perk “Pins through scarabs,” she laughed, “while beneath you Caracuna riots and revolutes and massacres foreigners.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin revolūtus, perfect passive participle of revolvō (“roll back”).

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