different between convolution vs sulci

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?l.sa?/

Noun

sulci

1. plural of sulcus

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?sul.ki?/, [?s????ki?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?sul.t??i/, [?sul??t??i]

Noun

sulc?

1. nominative plural of sulcus
2. genitive singular of sulcus
3. vocative plural of sulcus

References

• sulci in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• sulci in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia?^[1]
• sulci in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly