volvelle

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UK/ˈvɒlˌvɛl/US/ˈvɑlˌvɛl/

noun

A type of slide chart, a paper construction with rotating parts, formerly used for organization and calculation in astronomy and other subjects.

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wheel chart
OriginMiddle English volvelle ← Medieval Latin volvellum →
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Meanings

nounvolvelle (plural volvelles)

plural volvelles

  1. historicalA type of slide chart, a paper construction with rotating parts, formerly used for organization and calculation in astronomy and other subjects.

    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.

    c. 1521, John Skelton, Speke Parott

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna circular slide chart having rotating parts

Similar
wheel chart
Broader
slide chart

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinvolvellum
  2. Middle Englishvolvelle
  3. Englishvolvelle

Inherited from Middle English volvelle, from Medieval Latin volvellum, volvella, from volvō + -ellum.

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APA

volvelle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/volvelle

MLA

“volvelle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/volvelle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “volvelle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/volvelle.

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