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To turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; to rotate, -- which is the more specific word in this sense.
To move in a curved path round a center; as, the planets revolve round the sun.
To cause to turn, as on an axis.
Hence, to turn over and over in the mind; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of.
To move in a curved path around a center or axis.
To cause to travel in a circle or orbit.
turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire"
move in an orbit; "The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons orbit the nucleus"
cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis; "She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their eyes at his words"
to go around
In astronomical terms, an object revolves around an outside object. Example: Earth revolves around the sun.
to move in an orbit or circle around something
When an object moves in orbit around another object, it revolves around it. The Moon revolves around the Earth. The Earth revolves around the Sun.
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