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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.
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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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  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.
  
           But grief returns with the revolving year. --Shelley.
  
           Revolving seasons, fruitless as they pass. --Cowper.
  
     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.

  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.

  Pendulum \Pen"du*lum\, n.; pl. Pendulums. [NL., fr. L.
     pendulus hanging, swinging. See Pendulous.]
     A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to
     and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum. It
     is used to regulate the movements of clockwork and other
     machinery.
  
     Note: The time of oscillation of a pendulum is independent of
           the arc of vibration, provided this arc be small.
  
     Ballistic pendulum. See under Ballistic.
  
     Compensation pendulum, a clock pendulum in which the effect
        of changes of temperature of the length of the rod is so
        counteracted, usually by the opposite expansion of
        differene metals, that the distance of the center of
        oscillation from the center of suspension remains
        invariable; as, the mercurial compensation pendulum, in
        which the expansion of the rod is compensated by the
        opposite expansion of mercury in a jar constituting the
        bob; the gridiron pendulum, in which compensation is
        effected by the opposite expansion of sets of rodsof
        different metals.
  
     Compound pendulum, an ordinary pendulum; -- so called, as
        being made up of different parts, and contrasted with
        simple pendulum.
  
     Conical or Revolving, pendulum, a weight connected by a
        rod with a fixed point; and revolving in a horizontal
        cyrcle about the vertical from that point.
  
     Pendulum bob, the weight at the lower end of a pendulum.
  
     Pendulum level, a plumb level. See under Level.
  
     Pendulum wheel, the balance of a watch.
  
     Simple or Theoretical, pendulum, an imaginary pendulum
        having no dimensions except length, and no weight except
        at the center of oscillation; in other words, a material
        point suspended by an ideal line.

  revolving
     a.
     1 moving around a central point.
     2 (label en finance) Relating to an account or line of credit where
  balances and credit roll over from one billing cycle to the next, such
  as a credit card.
     n.
     The act of something that revolves or turns.
     vb.
     (present participle of en revolve nocat=1)

  revolving
     a.
     1 moving around a central point.
     2 (label en finance) Relating to an account or line of credit where
  balances and credit roll over from one billing cycle to the next, such
  as a credit card.
     n.
     The act of something that revolves or turns.
     vb.
     (present participle of en revolve nocat=1)

  revolving
     a.
     1 moving around a central point.
     2 (label en finance) Relating to an account or line of credit where
  balances and credit roll over from one billing cycle to the next, such
  as a credit card.
     n.
     The act of something that revolves or turns.
     vb.
     (present participle of en revolve nocat=1)

  revolving
     a.
     1 moving around a central point.
     2 (label en finance) Relating to an account or line of credit where
  balances and credit roll over from one billing cycle to the next, such
  as a credit card.
     n.
     The act of something that revolves or turns.
     vb.
     (present participle of en revolve nocat=1)

  revolving
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm r evolv ing e)

  revolving
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en revolve ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb revolve)

  Revolving /ɹɪvˈɒlvɪŋ/
  الإدارة

  revolving /ɹɪvˈɒlvɪŋ/ 
  въртящ се
  moving around a central point or axis

  revolving /ɹɪvˈɒlvɪŋ/ 
  otáčející

  revolving /ɹɪvˈɒlvɪŋ/
  sich drehend
   see: revolve, revolved, revolves, revolved, revolve fast
  

  revolving /ɹɪvˈɒlvɪŋ/
  umlaufend, rotierend, Umlauf …  [techn.]
           Note: sich um seine Achse drehend
     Synonyms: rotating, rotational, rotary, rotatory
  

  revolving /ɹɪvˈɒlvɪŋ/
  
  περιστροφικός, περιστρεφόμενος

  revolving /ɹɪvˈɒlvɪŋ/ 
  1. परिक्रमी
        "The five star hotel has a revolving restaurant."

  revolving /ɹɪvˈɒlvɪŋ/
  koji se ponavlja, okretni

  revolving /ɹɪvˈɒlvɪŋ/
  1. visszatérô
  2. keringô
  3. váltakozó
  4. forgó

  revolving /ɹɪvˈɒlvɪŋ/
  1. döner, devir yapan. revolving door döner kapı. revolving fund döner sermaye, işleyen para
  2. daima ödünç verilip iade edilen para. revolving light döner fener.

  
/ɹiˈvɑɫvɪŋ/

  a. 回转的,旋转的,旋转式的;

     a. 回转的,旋转的,旋转式的