Convolution
41convolution — noun 1》 a coil or twist. ↘a sinuous fold in the surface of the brain. ↘the state of being or process of becoming coiled or twisted. 2》 a complex thing. Derivatives convolutional adjective Origin C16: from med. L. convolutio(n ), from… …
42convolution — n. 1. Rolling together. 2. Coil, fold, bight …
43convolution — noun (countable usually plural) 1 the complicated details of a story, explanation etc, which make it difficult to understand: It was an effort to follow the endless convolutions of the plot. 2 a fold or twist in something which has many of them:… …
44convolution — noun 1) crosses adorned with elaborate convolutions Syn: twist, turn, coil, spiral, twirl, curl, helix, whorl, loop, curlicue; Architecture volute 2) the convolutions of the plot Syn: complexity …
45convolution — n 1. entanglement, involution, involvement, complication, complexity. 2. circumvolution, winding, twisting, coiling, turning, meandering. 3. whorl, sinuosity, roll, curl, coil, spiral, helix, curlicue, ringlet; kink, twirl, twist …
46convolution — con·vo·lu·tion …
47convolution — n. a folding or twisting, such as one of the many that cause the fissures, sulci, and gyri of the surface of the cerebrum …
48convolution — con•vo•lu•tion [[t]ˌkɒn vəˈlu ʃən[/t]] n. 1) a rolled up or coiled condition 2) a rolling or coiling together 3) a turn of anything coiled; whorl 4) anat. one of the sinuous folds or ridges of the surface of the brain • Etymology: 1535–45; < L …
49convolution — /kɒnvəˈluʃən / (say konvuh loohshuhn) noun 1. a rolled up or coiled condition. 2. a rolling or coiling together. 3. a turn of anything coiled; whorl; sinuosity. 4. Anatomy one of the sinuous folds or ridges of the surface of the brain …
50convolution — see VOLUME …
