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volution

UK/vəˈl(j)uːʃn̩/

volution noun: a turning (rolling or revolving) motion.

Noun

volution (plural volutions)

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

volution meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

volution in Tamil

திருகு சுருள்வு, திருகு சுருளுரு

volution in Urdu

بل, پیچ

volution in Bengali

ঘোরা গতি, একটি একক পাক, একটি মোচড়

Forms of volution

pluralvolutions

Origin of volution

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

Words formed from volution

Questions about volution

What does volution mean?
Volution means a turning (rolling or revolving) motion.
What is volution in Tamil?
Volution in Tamil is திருகு சுருள்வு, திருகு சுருளுரு. See Volution meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is volution?
Volution is a noun.
How do you pronounce volution?
Volution is pronounced /vəˈl(j)uːʃn̩/ (UK).
What is the plural of volution?
The plural of volution is volutions.

Words near volution in the dictionary

  1. volutes
  2. volutid
  3. volutids
  4. volutiform
  5. volutin
  6. volution
  7. volutions
  8. volutoid
  9. volutomitrid
  10. volutomitrids
  11. volutrauma

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Adapted from Wiktionary: volution (page history and authors); volution (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); volution (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); volution (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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