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Convolution   /kˈɑnvəlˌuʃən/   Listen
Convolution

noun
1.
The shape of something rotating rapidly.  Synonyms: swirl, vortex, whirl.
2.
A convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain.  Synonym: gyrus.
3.
The action of coiling or twisting or winding together.



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"Convolution" Quotes from Famous Books



... for the day, remained upright dense and vague, lost in the contemplation of its own ingredients. This contemplation sat especially in the sad eyes of certain female heads, surmounted with hats of strange convolution and plumage, which rose on long necks above the others. One of the heads Paul perceived, was much the so most beautiful of the collection, and his next discovery was that it belonged to Miss Fancourt. Its beauty was enhanced by the glad smile she sent him across surrounding obstructions, ...
— The Lesson of the Master • Henry James


Words linked to "Convolution" :   structure, complex body part, anatomical structure, round shape, change of shape, convolve, gyrus, parietal gyrus, central gyrus, vortex, convolute, bodily structure, temporal gyrus, body structure, frontal gyrus, occipital gyrus, cerebrum


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