revolve

English Thesaurus

1. cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	displace, move,
definition	:	cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion)

hyponym	:	transit,
definition	:	revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction (verb.motion)

verb group	:	roll, turn over,
definition	:	move by turning over or rotating (verb.motion)

2. move in an orbit (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	circle, circulate,
definition	:	move in circles (verb.motion)

hyponym	:	retrograde,
definition	:	move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies (verb.motion)

3. turn on or around an axis or a center (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	turn,
definition	:	move around an axis or a center (verb.motion)

hyponym	:	drive in, screw,
definition	:	cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	screw,
definition	:	turn like a screw (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	wheel, wheel around,
definition	:	change directions as if revolving on a pivot (verb.motion)

hyponym	:	gyrate, reel, spin, spin around, whirl,
definition	:	revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis (verb.motion)

hyponym	:	swirl, twiddle, twirl, whirl,
definition	:	turn in a twisting or spinning motion (verb.motion)

verb group	:	circumvolve, rotate,
definition	:	cause to turn on an axis or center (verb.motion)

4. cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis (verb.motion)

derivation	:	axial motion, axial rotation, roll,
definition	:	rotary motion of an object around its own axis (noun.event)

5. move in an orbit (verb.motion)

derivation	:	artificial satellite, orbiter, satellite,
definition	:	man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	gyration, revolution, rotation,
definition	:	a single complete turn (axial or orbital) (noun.event)

derivation	:	celestial orbit, orbit,
definition	:	the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another (noun.location)

derivation	:	electron orbit, orbit,
definition	:	the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom (noun.location)

6. turn on or around an axis or a center (verb.motion)

also	:	center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around,
definition	:	center upon (verb.stative)

derivation	:	rotary motion, rotation,
definition	:	the act of rotating as if on an axis (noun.act)

derivation	:	gyration, revolution, rotation,
definition	:	a single complete turn (axial or orbital) (noun.event)

7. cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis (verb.motion)

derivation	:	axial motion, axial rotation, roll,
definition	:	rotary motion of an object around its own axis (noun.event)

8. move in an orbit (verb.motion)

derivation	:	artificial satellite, orbiter, satellite,
definition	:	man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	gyration, revolution, rotation,
definition	:	a single complete turn (axial or orbital) (noun.event)

derivation	:	celestial orbit, orbit,
definition	:	the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another (noun.location)

derivation	:	electron orbit, orbit,
definition	:	the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom (noun.location)

9. turn on or around an axis or a center (verb.motion)

also	:	center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around,
definition	:	center upon (verb.stative)

derivation	:	rotary motion, rotation,
definition	:	the act of rotating as if on an axis (noun.act)

derivation	:	gyration, revolution, rotation,
definition	:	a single complete turn (axial or orbital) (noun.event)