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Webster 1913 Edition

Volution

Vo-lu′tion

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Noun.
[Cf. LL.
volutio
an arch, vault.]
1.
A spiral turn or wreath.
2.
(Zool.)
A whorl of a spiral shell.

Webster 1828 Edition

Volution

VOLU'TION

,
Noun.
A spiral turn.

Definition 2024

volution

volution

English

Noun

volution ‎(plural volutions)

  1. A turning (rolling or revolving) motion.
  2. A single turn (of a coil etc.); a twist.
    • 1843, Edgar Allan Poe, ‘The Mystery of Marie Rogêt’:
      On the left wrist were two circular excoriations, apparently the effect of ropes, or of a rope in more than one volution.

Etymology

From (the pariticple stem of) Latin volvere ‎(“to turn”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /vəˈl(j)uːʃn̩/

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