revolute
[
rev
-
uh
-loot]
/ˈrɛv əˌlut/
adjective
,
Biology
1.
rolled backward or downward; rolled backward at the tip or margin, as a leaf.
Origin
1375-1425;
late Middle English
<
Latin
revolūtus,
past participle of
revolvere
to
revolve
Examples from the web for
revolute
The vertical and the roof pillars were modelled using rigid bodies connected each other by
revolute
joints.
British Dictionary definitions for
revolute
revolute
/
ˈrɛvəˌluːt
/
adjective
1.
(esp of the margins of a leaf) rolled backwards and downwards
Word Origin
C18: from Latin
revolūtus
rolled back; see
revolve