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 Definitions of convolution  [ˌkɒn vəˈlu ʃən]  

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Definition of 'convolution' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) convolution
a rolled up or coiled condition.

2.  convolution
a rolling or coiling together.

3.  convolution
a turn of anything coiled; whorl.

4.  convolution
one of the sinuous folds or ridges of the surface of the brain.

Etymology:  (1535–45; < L)

Definition of 'convolution' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) whirl, swirl, vortex, convolution
the shape of something rotating rapidly

2. (noun) gyrus, convolution
a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain

3. (noun) convolution
the action of coiling or twisting or winding together


Definition of 'convolution' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) convolution
the act of rolling anything upon itself, or one thing upon another; a winding motion

2. (noun) convolution
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

3. (noun) convolution
an irregular, tortuous folding of an organ or part; as, the convolutions of the intestines; the cerebral convolutions. See Brain



'convolution' - Nearby Entries  

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