volution

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /vəˈl(j)uːʃn̩/

Noun

volution (plural volutions)

1. A turning (rolling or revolving) motion.
2. A single turn (of a coil etc.); a twist.
   • 1843, Edgar Allan Poe, The Mystery of Marie Rogêt:

     On the left wrist were two circular excoriations, apparently the effect of ropes, or of a rope in more than one volution.