different between convolution vs noose

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).

English

Alternative forms

• nooze (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English nose, probably from Old French nos or Old Occitan nous, nos, nominative singular or accusative plural of nou (“knot”). Cognate with French nœud (“knot”), Portuguese nó (“knot”) and Spanish nudo (“knot”). Compare node and knot.

Pronunciation

• enPR: noo?s, IPA^(key): /nu?s/
• Rhymes: -u?s

Noun

noose (plural nooses)

1. An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.

Derived terms

• hangman's noose

Translations

Verb

noose (third-person singular simple present nooses, present participle noosing, simple past and past participle noosed)

1. (transitive) To tie or catch in a noose; to entrap or ensnare.

Anagrams

• osone, soone

Middle English

Noun

noose (plural nooses)

1. Alternative form of nose