convoluted
Use Convoluted in a sentence
vəˌlu adjective
1.
twisted; coiled.
2.
complicated; intricately involved: a convoluted way of describing a simple device.
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verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1.
to coil up; form into a twisted shape.
adjective
2.
rolled up together or with one part over another.
3.
Botany. coiled up longitudinally so that one margin is within the coil and the other without, as the petals of cotton.
Origin:
1690–1700; < Latin convolūtus rolled up, equivalent to convolū- (stem of convolvere to convolve) + -tus past participle suffix
1690–1700; < Latin convolūtus rolled up, equivalent to convolū- (stem of convolvere to convolve) + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
con·vo·lute·ly, adverb
sub·con·vo·lute, adjective
sub·con·vo·lute·ly, adverb
un·con·vo·lute, adjective
un·con·vo·lute·ly, adverb
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World English Dictionary
convolute (ˈkɒnvəˌluːt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to form into a twisted, coiled, or rolled shape |
| —adj | |
| 2. | botany rolled longitudinally upon itself: a convolute petal |
| 3. | another word for convoluted |
| [C18: from Latin convolūtus rolled up, from convolvere to roll together, from volvere to turn] | |
| 'convolutely | |
| —adv | |
| convoluted (ˈkɒnvəˌluːtɪd) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (esp of meaning, style, etc) difficult to comprehend; involved |
| 2. | wound together; coiled |
| 'convolutedly | |
| —adv | |
| 'convolutedness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
convoluted
1811, pp. adj. from verb convolute (1690s), from L. convolut-, pp. stem of convolvere (see convolution). Fr. has convoluté (18c.), in form a pp. adj., without the verb.
convolute
1794, from L. convolutus, pp. of convolvere (see convolution). The noun meaning "something convoluted" is from 1846.
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Example sentences
The result is that the originally simple communications technology has become a complex and convoluted affair.
Then you get into the problem, and you see that it's really complicated, and you come up with all these convoluted solutions.
The reason for this convoluted procedure is that adult mammal cells are set in their ways.
Two gunmen chase after an anthropologist on the run in this convoluted, low-budget drama.
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