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revolving


Meanings
  • adjective, verb

    Moving around a center or pivot; rotating.

    - "The revolving Earth orbits around the Sun."
    - "The revolving door allows easy entry and exit."
    - "The planets in our solar system all revolve around the Sun."
  • noun

    A form of credit extended by a financial institution in which the borrower is required to pay back the amount borrowed plus interest in regular installments.

    - "Credit cards offer revolving lines of credit."
    - "Many people struggle to pay off their revolving debt."

Rhymes
Words rhyming with revolving
revolver , revolve-r , envelope , disperse , resolve
Variants
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revolving , revolvable , revolve , revolved , revolves , revolving-door , revolving door , revolving doors , revolving fund , revolving funds , revolve around , revolved around , revolves around , revolving around , the world revolves around
Etymology
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From Old French 'revolver', meaning 'to roll back, turn around'.


Trivia
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  1. The Earth takes about 24 hours to complete one full rotation on its axis, but it takes approximately 365.25 days to complete one orbit around the Sun.

  2. The fastest revolving planet in our solar system is Jupiter's moon Io, which completes one rotation every 42 hours.

  3. The largest revolving structure in the world is the Great Wheel in Las Vegas, Nevada, which stands at 167 feet tall and has a diameter of 320 feet.


Related Concepts
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  1. Orbit: The path that a celestial body follows around a star or planet.

  2. Rotation: A full turn of an object around its axis.

  3. Circulation: The movement of a fluid or gas through a system.


Culture
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The concept of revolving has been used extensively in various forms of art and literature. In literature, revolving themes include the cycle of life, the passage of time, and the concept of karma. In art, revolving sculptures and installations have been created to explore the concept of motion and change.

How to Memorize "revolving"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a wheel or a planet rotating around an axis.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with the image of a spinning top or a merry-go-round.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Revolves Around The Sun' to remember that planets revolve around the Sun.


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