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circumvolution

 
Dictionary: cir·cum·vo·lu·tion   (sər-kŭm'və-lū'shən, sûr'kəm-vō-) pronunciation
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  1. An act of turning, coiling, or folding about a center, a core, or an axis.
  2. A single turn, coil, or fold; a convolution.

[Middle English circumvolucioun, from Medieval Latin circumvolūtiō, circumvolūtiōn-, from Latin circumvolūtus, past participle of circumvolvere, to roll around. See circumvolve.]


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noun

    Circular movement around a point or about an axis: circuit, circulation, gyration, revolution, rotation, turn, wheel, whirl. See geometry, repetition.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the act of turning or winding or folding around a central axis


 
 
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