Definitions for circumvolutionˌsɜr kəm vəˈlu ʃən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
cir•cum•vo•lu•tionˌsɜr kəm vəˈlu ʃən(n.)
the act of rolling or turning around.
a single complete turn or cycle.
a winding or folding about something.
a fold so wound:
the circumvolution of a snail shell.
a winding in a sinuous course; a sinuosity.
a roundabout course or procedure.
Origin of circumvolution:
1400–50; late ME < ML circumvolūtiō= L circumvolū-, var. s. of circumvolvere to circumvolve+-tiō -tion
Princeton's WordNet
circumvolution(noun)
the act of turning or winding or folding around a central axis
Wiktionary
circumvolution(Noun)
revolution, rotation or gyration around an axis
Webster Dictionary
Circumvolution(noun)
the act of rolling round; the state of being rolled
Circumvolution(noun)
a thing rolled round another
Circumvolution(noun)
a roundabout procedure; a circumlocution
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