'Revolute' definitions:
Definition of 'Revolute'
From: GCIDE
- Revolute \Rev"o*lute\, a. [L. revolutus, p. p. of revolvere. See Revolve.] (Bot. & Zool.) Rolled backward or downward. [1913 Webster]
- Note: A revolute leaf is coiled downwards, with the lower surface inside the coil. A leaf with revolute margins has the edges rolled under, as in the Andromeda polifilia. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Revolute'
- Revolution,
- Revolutive,
- Counter revolution,
- Ellipsoid of revolution,
- Hyperboloid of revolution,
- Solid of revolution,
- american revolution,
- bloodless revolution,
- chinese revolution,
- cuban revolution,
- cultural revolution,
- english revolution,
- february revolution,
- french revolution,
- glorious revolution,
- green revolution,
- industrial revolution,
- mexican revolution,
- october revolution,
- russian revolution,
- technological revolution,
- Diurnal revolution of a planet,
- Vertex of a surface of revolution,
- revolutions per minute,
- great proletarian cultural revolution