volution

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /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.

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