volution

Etymology

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

noun

  1. A turning (rolling or revolving) motion.
  2. A single turn (of a coil etc.); a twist.
    On the left wrist were two circular excoriations, apparently the effect of ropes, or of a rope in more than one volution. 1843, Edgar Allan Poe, The Mystery of Marie Rogêt

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