资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

            If the earth revolve thus, each house near the
            equator must move a thousand miles an hour. --I.
                                                  Watts.

   2. To move in a curved path round a center; as, the planets
      revolve round the sun.

   3. To pass in cycles; as, the centuries revolve.

   4. To return; to pass. [R.] --Ayliffe.

资料来源 : WordNet®

revolved
     adj : turned in a circle around an axis [syn: {rotated}]