"revolute" meaning in English

See revolute in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin revolūtus, perfect passive participle of revolvō (“roll back”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|revolūtus}} Latin revolūtus Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} revolute (not comparable)
  1. Rolled or recurved on itself. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-revolute-en-adj-T1pD0dmv
  2. (botany) Having the edges rolled with the abaxial side outward. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Botany Translations (having the edges rolled with abaxial side outward): с извит надолу край (s izvit nadolu kraj) (Bulgarian), aischasta (Irish), revoluto (Italian)
    Sense id: en-revolute-en-adj-Cu81wf38 Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 23 57 12 7 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 56 17 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 57 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 24 57 12 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 62 7 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 22 65 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 22 65 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 19 66 15 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'having the edges rolled with abaxial side outward': 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: revolutes [present, singular, third-person], revoluting [participle, present], revoluted [participle, past], revoluted [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin revolūtus, perfect passive participle of revolvō (“roll back”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|revolūtus}} Latin revolūtus Head templates: {{en-verb}} revolute (third-person singular simple present revolutes, present participle revoluting, simple past and past participle revoluted)
  1. to roll back, curve upwards
    Sense id: en-revolute-en-verb-3byW4HVE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: revolutes [present, singular, third-person], revoluting [participle, present], revoluted [participle, past], revoluted [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from revolution. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|revolution}} Back-formation from revolution Head templates: {{en-verb}} revolute (third-person singular simple present revolutes, present participle revoluting, simple past and past participle revoluted)
  1. to participate in or incite a revolution or revolt
    Sense id: en-revolute-en-verb-bHMbTsCs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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