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单词 revoluble
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revolubleadj.

Brit. /rᵻˈvɒljᵿbl/, U.S. /rəˈvɑljəb(ə)l/, /riˈvɑljəb(ə)l/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin revolūbilis.
Etymology: < classical Latin revolūbilis rolling backward, revolving < revolvere revolve v. + -bilis -ble suffix. Compare French †révoluble (a1440 in Middle French; earlier as revolubile (c1380)).
Able to revolve, revolving; rolling. Also figurative.
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the world > movement > motion in specific manner > revolution or rotation > [adjective] > revolving or rotating
rolling?1518
turning1558
gyreful1566
gyring1590
revoluble1598
ambient?1614
vertiginous1680
revolving1681
rotating1757
veering1798
gyratory1815
peristrephic1816
peristrephical1827
gyral1828
gyrating1837
volutory1839
volvent1898
1598 G. Chapman tr. Homer Seauen Bks. Iliades ii. 256 Us then, to whom the thrice three year Hath fill'd his revoluble orb since our arrival here.
1710 C. Place True Eng. Revolutionist iv. 51 Putting us upon the Principles of Resistance..is putting us on such Revoluble Terms, that God knows how soon we may rowl back again.
1767 W. L. Lewis tr. Statius Thebaid I. 170 Sad Ixion's revoluble Wheel.
1875 L. Morris Children of Street ix Thus the revoluble Assonant echo Again they shout breathlessly.
1911 Times 19 Apr. 23/5 The end of the hub to which the outside spokes were attached was revoluble.
1946 Brit. Patent 576,979 1/1 This invention relates to washing or like machines used in laundries, and especially to machines in which the revoluble drum or cage is sub-divided into compartments.
1996 Lindbergia 21 104/1 Seta orange-brown 10-25 mm long..annulus revoluble.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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