释义 |
re·volv·er \-və(r)\ noun (-s) Etymology: revolve (I) + -er 1. : a handgun having a cylinder of several chambers that are brought successively into line with the barrel and discharged with the same hammer — compare pistol 2. : the particular indeterminate form assumed by the three-point problem in surveying or navigating when the point of observation falls on a circle through the three fixed points 3. : one that revolves; especially : a revolving device |