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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin convol?tum, past participle of convolvere (“to roll together”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?nv??lu?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?k??nv??lu?t/
• Rhymes: -u?t

Verb

convolute (third-person singular simple present convolutes, present participle convoluting, simple past and past participle convoluted)

1. (transitive) To make unnecessarily complex.
2. (transitive) To fold or coil into numerous overlapping layers.

Translations

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:convolute.

Derived terms

• convoluted

Related terms

• convolution
• convolve

Adjective

convolute (comparative more convolute, superlative most convolute)

1. Convoluted.
2. (botany, of a leaf) Coiled such that one edge is inside, and one outside the coil, giving a spiral effect in cross section. (A special case of imbricate.)

Latin

Participle

convol?te

1. vocative masculine singular of convol?tus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin convolutus (“to roll together”), past participle of convolvere, from con- + volvere (“to roll”), with the suffix -tion. Equivalent to convolute +? -ion.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -u???n

Noun

convolution (countable and uncountable, plural convolutions)

1. A twist or fold.
2. Any of the folds on the surface of the brain.
3. The shape of something rotating; a vortex.
4. State or condition of being convoluted.
5. (mathematics) A form of moving average.
6. (computing) A function which maps a tuple of sequences into a sequence of tuples.
7. One 360° turn in a spring or similar helix. A keyring contains 2 convolutions.

Related terms

• convolve
• convolute
• convoluted

Translations

Further reading

• convolution in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• convolution in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

French

Etymology

Formed from Latin convolutus, with the suffix -tion.

Pronunciation

Noun

convolution f (plural convolutions)

1. convolution

Further reading

• “convolution” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).