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convolution |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Convolution \Con`vo*lu"tion\, n. 1. The act of rolling anything upon itself or one thing upon another; a winding motion. O'er the calm sea, in convolution swift, The feathered eddy floats. --Thomson. 2. The state of being rolled upon itself or rolled or doubled together; a tortuous or sinuous winding or fold, as of something rolled or folded upon itself --Blackmore. 3. (Anat.) An irregular, tortuous folding of an organ or part as the convolutions of the intestines; the cerebral convolutions. See {Brain}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: convolution n 1: the shape of something rotating rapidly [syn: {whirl}, {swirl}, {vortex}] 2: a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain [syn: {gyrus}]
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