convolution

  • 31convolution — convolutional, convolutionary /kon veuh looh sheuh ner ee/, adj. /kon veuh looh sheuhn/, n. 1. a rolled up or coiled condition. 2. a rolling or coiling together. 3. a turn of anything coiled; whorl. 4. Anat. one of the sinuous folds or ridges of… …

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  • 32convolution — noun a) Something that is folded or twisted. b) Any of the folds on the surface of the brain. See Also: convolve, convolute, convoluted …

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  • 33convolution — 1. A coiling or rolling of an organ. 2. Specifically, a gyrus of the cerebral or cerebellar cortex. [L. convolutio] angular c. SYN: angular gyrus. anterior central c. SYN: precentral gyrus. ascending frontal c. SYN: precentral gyrus. ascending …

    Medical dictionary

  • 34convolution — (entrée créée par le supplément) (kon vo lu sion) s. f. Action de se rouler autour, enroulement. •   Allez voir le Laocoon.... trois figures isolées, liées par les seules convolutions d un serpent, DIDER. Oeuv. compl. 1821, t. X, p. 57 …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 35convolution — Synonyms and related words: Barnumism, aduncity, affectation, aquilinity, arachnoid, arbor vitae, arching, archipallium, arcuation, bedizenment, between brain, big talk, brain stem, cerebellar hemispheres, cerebellum, cerebral cortex,… …

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  • 36convolution — con|vo|lu|tion [ ,kanvə luʃn ] noun count FORMAL a complicated detail or shape …

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  • 37convolution — see VOLUME …

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  • 38convolution — the smallest flexible unit of a bellows. The total movement capacity of a bellows is proportional to the number of convolutions …

    Mechanics glossary

  • 39convolution — [[t]kɒ̱nvəlu͟ːʃ(ə)n[/t]] convolutions 1) N COUNT: usu pl Convolutions are curves on an object or design that has a lot of curves. [LITERARY] 2) N VAR: oft N of n You can use convolutions to refer to a situation that is very complicated.… …

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  • 40convolution — con·vo·lu·tion || ‚kÉ’nvÉ™ luːʃn n. coiled form, twisted form; whorl; ridge on the surface of the brain (Anatomy) …

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