v. 旋转（revolve的过去式，过去分词）
n. 旋转曲面；回转面；转体
adj. 旋转的

[ adj ]
turned in a circle around an axis
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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.

If the earth revolve thus, each house near the
equator must move a thousand miles an hour. --I.
Watts.

2. To move in a curved path round a center; as, the planets
revolve round the sun.

3. To pass in cycles; as, the centuries revolve.

4. To return; to pass. [R.] --Ayliffe.