circumvolutionary
circumvolutionary adjective: pertaining to something that revolves, rotates, or gyrates around an axis.
Adjective
circumvolutionary (comparative more circumvolutionary, superlative most circumvolutionary)
- Pertaining to something that revolves, rotates, or gyrates around an axis.
- ... instead of arriving at Nichilli, on the 21st, their arrival did not take place until the 27th; and this delay was solely to be attributed to the circumvolutionary disposition of their guides, who, instead of proceeding in a straight line to the destined spot, went in a curvilinear direction...1835, Robert Huish, The Last Voyage of Capt. Sir John Ross, page 515
- In this respect it is like the rolling avalanche, that leaves detached portions of its bulk by the way, and yet keeps augmenting in its circumvolutionary course.1901, Lorenzo Dow, Jr., "Impovement", in D. Barton Ross, A Southern Speaker, page 279
Forms of circumvolutionary
| comparative | more circumvolutionary |
|---|---|
| superlative | most circumvolutionary |
Origin of circumvolutionary
From circumvolution + -ary.
Questions about circumvolutionary
- What does circumvolutionary mean?
- Circumvolutionary means pertaining to something that revolves, rotates, or gyrates around an axis.
- What part of speech is circumvolutionary?
- Circumvolutionary is an adjective.
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