revolving

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revolving - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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              If the earth revolve thus, each house near the
              equator must move a thousand miles an hour. --I.
                                                    Watts.
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     2. To move in a curved path round a center; as, the planets
        revolve round the sun.
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     3. To pass in cycles; as, the centuries revolve.
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     4. To return; to pass. [R.] --Ayliffe.
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  Revolving \Re*volv"ing\, a.
     Making a revolution or revolutions; rotating; -- used also
     figuratively of time, seasons, etc., depending on the
     revolution of the earth.
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           But grief returns with the revolving year. --Shelley.
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           Revolving seasons, fruitless as they pass. --Cowper.
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     Revolving firearm. See Revolver.
  
     Revolving light, a light or lamp in a lighthouse so
        arranged as to appear and disappear at fixed intervals,
        either by being turned about an axis so as to show light
        only at intervals, or by having its light occasionally
        intercepted by a revolving screen.
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