I think we can carry this debate back to the days when tough guys would use their "revolvers" to "wipe out" someone. The name, I would guess, was based on the spindle or pin around which the chambers of the pistol revolved. They didn't exactly complete a full rotation except in the case of emptying said weapon. Anyway, the definition of "rotate" in my dictionary is: 1. to cause to turn around an axis or center point: revolve. So, I agree with Don. Don Cox wrote: >On 21/08/03, Art Shifrin wrote: > > > >>Note that cylinders also rotate, they don't revolve. >> >> > >Please give an example of something that you think revolves. > >So far as I know, "rotate" and "revolve" are synonyms. > >Regards >-- >Don Cox >[log in to unmask] > > >