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con·vo·lu·tion
 convolution
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- pronunciation:
- kan
v
lu
shn
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a complexity of coils, twists, and folds.
- synonyms:
- knot, labyrinth, maze
- similar words:
- complexity
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| definition 2: |
a single turn or twist in such a form.
- synonyms:
- coil, curl, kink, spiral, twist, winding
- similar words:
- roll, twirl, undulation, whore
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| definition 3: |
complexity or intricacy, as of an argument or theory.
- synonyms:
- complexity, intricacy, involution, knot, labyrinth, maze
- similar words:
- entanglement
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| definition 4: |
one of the twisting folds or ridges of the brain's surface.
- similar words:
- crease, fold, undulation
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| related words: |
labyrinth, twine |
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| derivations: |
convolutional (adj.), convolutionary (adj.) |
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