What does circumvolve mean?

Definitions for circumvolve
ˌsɜr kəmˈvɒlvcir·cum·volve

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. rotate, circumvolveverb

    cause to turn on an axis or center

    "Rotate the handle"

Wiktionary

  1. circumvolveverb

    To revolve or move about.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Circumvolveverb

    To roll round; to give a circular motion.

    Etymology: circumvolvo, Lat.

    Could solid orbs be accommodated to phænomena, yet to ascribe each sphere an intelligence to circumvolve it, were unphilosophical. Joseph Glanvill, Sceps. c. 20.

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  1. circumvolve

    Circumvolve refers to the action of moving in a circular revolving motion or orbiting around something. It can be used to describe physical movement or abstract concepts.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Circumvolveverb

    to roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion

  2. Circumvolveverb

    to roll round; to revolve

  3. Etymology: [L. circumvolvere, -volutum; circum + volvere to roll.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Circumvolve

    sėr-kum-volv′, v.t. to roll round.—v.i. to revolve:—pr.p. circumvolv′ing; pa.p. circumvolved′.—n. Circumvolū′tion, a turning or rolling round: anything winding or sinuous. [L. volvĕre, volutum, to roll.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of circumvolve in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of circumvolve in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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