Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

circumvolve

/ˌsɝ.kəmˈvɑlv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cir-cum-volve
IPA: /ˌsɝ.kəmˈvɑlv/

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause (something) to revolve or roll around; to put (something) into a circular motion.

Transitive verb

verb

To move or revolve around something.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"[W]hen 'ere vvee circumvolve our Eyes, / Such rich, ſuch freſh, ſuch ſvveet varietyes, / Raviſh our ſpirits, that entranc't vvee ſee / None vvrites lov's paſſion in the vvorld, like Thee."
"Firſt vvith nice eye emerging Naiads cull / From leathery pods the vegetable vvool [cotton]; / VVith vviry teeth revolving cards releaſe / The tangled knots, and ſmooth the ravell'd fleece; / […] / Then fly the ſpoles, the rapid axles glovv, / And ſlovvly circumvolves the labouring vvheel belovv."
"The oracle is now about to be / Fulfilled by circumvolving destiny; / Which says: "Thebes, choose reform or civil war, / When through your streets, instead of hare with dogs, / A Consort Queen shall hunt a King with hogs, / Riding upon the Ionian Minotaur.""

Etymology

From Latin circumvolvere.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌsɝ.kəmˈvɑlv/
British English: /ˌsɜː.kəmˈvɒlv/

Usage

Inflected Forms

circumvolves (present, singular) circumvolving (participle, present) circumvolved (participle, past) circumvolved (past)

Synonyms

rotate

Rhymes With

solve involve resolve evolve dissolve revolve absolve devolve volve preresolve convolve redissolve

Questions

How do you pronounce circumvolve?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɝ.kəmˈvɑlv/.
What does circumvolve mean?: To cause (something) to revolve or roll around; to put (something) into a circular motion.
Where does circumvolve come from?: From Latin circumvolvere.

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