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noun
1.
a rolled up or coiled condition.
2.
a rolling or coiling together.
3.
a turn of anything coiled; whorl.
4.
Anatomy. one of the sinuous folds or ridges of the surface of the brain.
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Word Origin & History
convolution
1540s, from L. convolutus, pp. of convolvere "to roll together," from com- "together" + volvere "to roll" (see vulva).
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convolution con·vo·lu·tion (kŏn'və-l&oomacr;'shən)
n.
A form or part that is folded or coiled.
One of the convex folds of the surface of the brain.
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