| capstan |
the revolving spindle in a tape recorder around which magnetic tape is wound and that regulates the speed at which the tape moves. [1/2 definitions] |
| carousel |
a rotating, circular conveyor, such as an airline baggage conveyor or a revolving household rack for spices. [1/2 definitions] |
| castor2 |
a revolving stand for condiment or spice containers, or the containers themselves; caster. |
| chain saw |
a portable power saw that cuts by means of teeth set into a revolving chain. |
| circuit |
an act of moving or revolving around. [1/8 definitions] |
| circumlunar |
revolving around or surrounding the moon. |
| circumsolar |
revolving around or surrounding the sun. |
| circumterrestrial |
revolving around or surrounding the earth. |
| Gatling gun |
an early machine gun with a revolving cluster of barrels, each of which was automatically loaded and fired when the cluster was rotated. |
| headstock |
the part of a machine that supports a revolving or moving part such as the spindle of a lathe. |
| lazy Susan |
a revolving tray for food or condiments, usu. placed in the center of a table. [1/2 definitions] |
| merry-go-round |
a circular, machine-driven, revolving platform with seats, often in the form of horses that go up and down on vertical poles, on which rides may be purchased; carousel. [1/2 definitions] |
| moon |
the earth's natural satellite, revolving completely around the earth from east to west in about twenty-eight days and accompanying the earth in its orbit around the sun. [1/6 definitions] |
| revolver |
a handgun with a revolving set of cylindrical chambers for bullets. [1/2 definitions] |
| revolving door |
a door whose partitions, usu. four, are connected on a central revolving axis, allowing entrance as one pushes against a panel. |
| rockshaft |
a machine shaft that oscillates or rocks back and forth on its bearings instead of revolving. |
| rotary engine |
an early revolving radial engine. [1/2 definitions] |
| roulette |
a gambling game in which the players wager on which slot on a revolving wheel a ball will fall into when the wheel stops spinning. [1/3 definitions] |
| Rutherford atom |
the atom regarded as visually analogous to the solar system, with electrons revolving around a nucleus. |
| shuttle |
a sliding or revolving device for holding thread, as in a sewing machine. [1/7 definitions] |
| spheroid |
a flattened sphere created by revolving an ellipse about one of its axes. |