VOLUTATION

Etymology

Noun

volutation (plural volutations)

A rolling or wallowing.

Source: Wiktionary


Vol`u*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. volutatio, from volutare to roll, wallow, verb freq. volvere, volutum, to roll.]

Definition: A rolling of a body; a wallowing. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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