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convoluted

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con⋅vo⋅lut⋅ed

  [kon-vuh-loo-tid]
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–adjective
1. twisted; coiled.
2. complicated; intricately involved: a convoluted way of describing a simple device.
Origin:
1805–15; convolute + -ed 2

Related forms:
con⋅vo⋅lut⋅ed⋅ly, adjective
con⋅vo⋅lut⋅ed⋅ness, noun

con⋅vo⋅lute

  [kon-vuh-loot] verb, -lut⋅ed, -lut⋅ing, adjective
–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; < L convolūtus rolled up, equiv. to convolū- (s. of convolvere to convolve ) + -tus ptp. suffix

Related forms:
con⋅vo⋅lute⋅ly, adverb
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con·vo·lute   (kŏn'və-lōōt')   
adj.  Rolled or coiled together in overlapping whorls, as certain leaves, petals, or shells.
intr. & tr.v.   con·vo·lut·ed, con·vo·lut·ing, con·vo·lutes
To coil or fold or cause to coil or fold in overlapping whorls.

[Latin convolūtus, past participle of convolvere, to convolve; see convolve.]
con'vo·lute'ly adv.
con·vo·lut·ed   (kŏn'və-lōō'tĭd)   
adj.  

  1. Having numerous overlapping coils or folds: a convoluted seashell.

  2. Intricate; complicated: convoluted legal language; convoluted reasoning.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: con·vo·lute
Pronunciation: 'kän-v&-"lüt
Function: adjective
: rolled or wound together with one part upon another

Main Entry: con·vo·lut·ed
Pronunciation: -"lü-t&d
Function: adjective
: folded in curved or tortuous windings;specifically : having convolutions convoluted human cerebral cortex>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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