different between convolve vs convoluted

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin convolvere, present active infinitive of convolv? (“roll together”), from con- (“together”) + volv? (“roll”); see voluble, volute, and compare involve, evolve, revolve.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k?n?v?lv/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /k?n?v?lv/
• Hyphenation: con?volve

Verb

convolve (third-person singular simple present convolves, present participle convolving, simple past and past participle convolved)

1. (transitive) To roll together, or one part on another
2. (mathematics) To form the convolution of something with something else
3. (computing) To compute the convolution function

Antonyms

• deconvolve

Related terms

• convolute
• convoluted
• convolution

Translations

Further reading

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

Italian

Verb

convolve

1. third-person singular present indicative of convolvere

Latin

Verb

convolve

1. second-person singular present active imperative of convolv?

English

Etymology

From convolute +? -d.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?nv??l(j)u?t?d/, /?k?nv?l(j)u?t?d/, /-v??-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?nv??lut?d/, /?k?nv??lut?d/, [-??d]
• Hyphenation: con?vo?lut?ed

Adjective

convoluted (comparative more convoluted, superlative most convoluted)

1. (chiefly anatomy, zoology) Having numerous overlapping coils or folds; convolute.

   Synonyms: (biology, geology) meandrine, obvolute, torquated, tortuous

   Antonym: unconvoluted
2. (figuratively) Complex, complicated, or intricate.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:complex

   Antonym: unconvoluted

Derived terms

Related terms

• convolve
• convolute
• convolution

Translations

Verb

convoluted

1. simple past tense and past participle of convolute

References