| slovo | definícia |
revolve
(mass) | revolve
- točiť |
revolve
(encz) | revolve,otáčet v: Zdeněk Brož |
revolve
(encz) | revolve,točit v: Zdeněk Brož |
revolve
(encz) | revolve,točit se |
Revolve
(gcide) | 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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Revolve
(gcide) | Revolve \Re*volve"\, v. t.
1. To cause to turn, as on an axis.
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Then in the east her turn she shines,
Revolved on heaven's great axile. --Milton.
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2. Hence, to turn over and over in the mind; to reflect
repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of.
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This having heard, straight I again revolved
The law and prophets. --Milton.
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revolve
(wn) | revolve
v 1: turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves
around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the
fire" [syn: revolve, go around, rotate]
2: move in an orbit; "The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The
planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons orbit the nucleus"
[syn: orb, orbit, revolve]
3: cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as
if on an axis; "She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their eyes
at his words" [syn: roll, revolve] |
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revolve about
(encz) | revolve about, v: |
revolve around
(encz) | revolve around, v: |
revolved
(encz) | revolved, |
revolver
(encz) | revolver,revolver n: Zdeněk Brož |
revolves
(encz) | revolves,otáčí se Zdeněk Brožrevolves,točí se Zdeněk Brož |
revolver
(czen) | revolver,gatn: Zdeněk Brožrevolver,handgun revolver,pistoln: Zdeněk Brožrevolver,revolvern: Zdeněk Brož |
šestiranný revolver
(czen) | šestiranný revolver,six-shooter Zdeněk Brož |
Colt revolver
(gcide) | Colt revolver \Colt revolver\ (Firearms)
A revolver made according to a system using a patented
revolving cylinder, holding six cartridges, patented by
Samuel Colt, an American inventor, in 1835. With various
modifications, it was for many years been the standard for
the United States army.
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Revolve
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
If the earth revolve thus, each house near the
equator must move a thousand miles an hour. --I.
Watts.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]Revolve \Re*volve"\, v. t.
1. To cause to turn, as on an axis.
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Then in the east her turn she shines,
Revolved on heaven's great axile. --Milton.
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2. Hence, to turn over and over in the mind; to reflect
repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of.
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This having heard, straight I again revolved
The law and prophets. --Milton.
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Revolved
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
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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Revolvement
(gcide) | Revolvement \Re*volve"ment\, n.
Act of revolving. [R.]
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Revolvency
(gcide) | Revolvency \Re*volv"en*cy\, n.
The act or state of revolving; revolution. [Archaic]
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Its own revolvency upholds the world. --Cowper.
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Revolver
(gcide) | Revolver \Re*volv"er\, n.
One who, or that which, revolves; specifically, a firearm (
commonly a pistol) with several chambers or barrels so
arranged as to revolve on an axis, and be discharged in
succession by the same lock; a repeater.
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revolve about
(wn) | revolve about
v 1: center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her
children"; "Our day revolved around our work" [syn: {focus
on}, center on, revolve around, revolve about,
concentrate on, center] |
revolve around
(wn) | revolve around
v 1: center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her
children"; "Our day revolved around our work" [syn: {focus
on}, center on, revolve around, revolve about,
concentrate on, center]
2: move around in a circular motion; "The Earth revolves around
the Sun" [syn: revolve around, circle around, {circle
round}] |
revolved
(wn) | revolved
adj 1: turned in a circle around an axis [syn: rotated,
revolved] |
revolver
(wn) | revolver
n 1: a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six
chambers for bullets) [syn: revolver, six-gun, {six-
shooter}]
2: a door consisting of four orthogonal partitions that rotate
about a central pivot; a door designed to equalize the air
pressure in tall buildings [syn: revolving door,
revolver] |
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