The difference between Circumvolve and Rotate

When used as verbs, circumvolve means to revolve or move around something, whereas rotate means to spin, turn, or revolve.

Rotate is also adjective with the meaning: having the parts spreading out like a wheel.

check bellow for the other definitions of Circumvolve and Rotate

  1. Circumvolve as a verb (intransitive):

    To revolve or move around something.

  2. Circumvolve as a verb (transitive):

    To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion.

    Examples:

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  1. Rotate as a verb (intransitive):

    To spin, turn, or revolve.

    Examples:

    "He rotated in his chair to face me."

  2. Rotate as a verb (intransitive):

    To advance through a sequence; to take turns.

    Examples:

    "The nurses' shifts rotate each week."

  3. Rotate as a verb (intransitive, of aircraft):

    To lift the nose, just prior to takeoff.

    Examples:

    "The aircraft rotates at sixty knots."

  4. Rotate as a verb (transitive):

    To spin, turn, or revolve something.

    Examples:

    "Rotate the dial to the left."

  5. Rotate as a verb (transitive):

    To advance something through a sequence.

  6. Rotate as a verb (transitive):

    To replace older materials or to place older materials in front of newer ones so that older ones get used first.

    Examples:

    "The supermarket rotates the stock daily so that old foods don't sit around."

  7. Rotate as a verb (transitive):

    To grow or plant (crops) in a certain order.

  1. Rotate as an adjective:

    Having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped.

    Examples:

    "a rotate spicule or scale; a rotate corolla"

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