volvelle
English edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle English volvelle, from Medieval Latin volvellum, volvella, from volvō + -ellum.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɒlˌvɛl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈvɑlˌvɛl/
Noun edit
volvelle (plural volvelles)
- (historical) A type of slide chart, a paper construction with rotating parts, formerly used for organization and calculation in astronomy and other subjects.
- c. 1521, John Skelton, Speke Parott:
- Tholomye and Haly were cunnynd and wyſe
In the voluell, in the quadrant, and in the aſtroloby,
To pronoſtycate truly the chaunce of fortunys dyſe.
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Medieval Latin volvella, variant of volvellum, from volvō + -ellum.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
volvelle
- A moving part of an astronomical instrument.
Descendants edit
- English: volvelle
References edit
- “volvelle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
volvelle