revolvableadj.

Brit.

/rᵻˈvɒlvəbl/, U.S.

/rəˈvɔlvəbəl/,

/riˈvɔlvəbəl/,

/rəˈvɑlvəbəl/,

/riˈvɑlvəbəl/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: revolve v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < revolve v. + -able suffix. Compare earlier revoluble adj.The following earlier quot. apparently shows a typographical error:1774 J. Carter Builder's Mag. 162 He is said to understand the Claro Obscuro.., the whole of a picture being revolvable [1734 resolvable] into light and shadow.

Capable of being revolved.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > revolution or rotation > [adjective] > able to revolve or rotate

volible1382

voluble1589

revolvable?1812

rotatable1851

?1812 Edinb. Encycl. (1830) V. 534 Two pieces of timber forming an angle, and revolvable round a point at their intersection, may be made immoveable by fastening each end of a bar to each leg.

1815 T. Lewis Welsh–Eng. Dict. 3 Adchwyladwy, revolvable.

1889 Nature 3 Oct. 543/2 The upper cap of the mill is revolvable.

1922 Sewing Machine Times Oct. 18/1 Overstitch Mechanism... The combination, in a sewing machine, of a needle actuating mechanism operatively connected with a revolvable shaft located above the throat of the plate.

1942 W. J. Humphreys Ways of Weather (1943) xi. 252 Long conical horns so mounted that their axes are parallel, and the whole revolvable as a unit.

1990 Art Jrnl. 49 331/1 The ocular was revolvable, but held in position by a number of wires anchored to both floor and ceiling.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	revolvable
释义	revolvableadj. Brit. /rᵻˈvɒlvəbl/, U.S. /rəˈvɔlvəbəl/, /riˈvɔlvəbəl/, /rəˈvɑlvəbəl/, /riˈvɑlvəbəl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: revolve v., -able suffix. Etymology: < revolve v. + -able suffix. Compare earlier revoluble adj.The following earlier quot. apparently shows a typographical error:1774 J. Carter Builder's Mag. 162 He is said to understand the Claro Obscuro.., the whole of a picture being revolvable [1734 resolvable] into light and shadow. Capable of being revolved. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > revolution or rotation > [adjective] > able to revolve or rotate volible1382 voluble1589 revolvable?1812 rotatable1851 ?1812 Edinb. Encycl. (1830) V. 534 Two pieces of timber forming an angle, and revolvable round a point at their intersection, may be made immoveable by fastening each end of a bar to each leg. 1815 T. Lewis Welsh–Eng. Dict. 3 Adchwyladwy, revolvable. 1889 Nature 3 Oct. 543/2 The upper cap of the mill is revolvable. 1922 Sewing Machine Times Oct. 18/1 Overstitch Mechanism... The combination, in a sewing machine, of a needle actuating mechanism operatively connected with a revolvable shaft located above the throat of the plate. 1942 W. J. Humphreys Ways of Weather (1943) xi. 252 Long conical horns so mounted that their axes are parallel, and the whole revolvable as a unit. 1990 Art Jrnl. 49 331/1 The ocular was revolvable, but held in position by a number of wires anchored to both floor and ceiling. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?1812
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