"circumvolution" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: circumvolutions [plural]
Etymology: From circum- + volution. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|circum|volution}} circum- + volution Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} circumvolution (countable and uncountable, plural circumvolutions)
  1. The act of revolution, rotation or gyration around an axis. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (revolution, rotation or gyration around an axis): въртене (vǎrtene) [neuter] (Bulgarian), circunvolução [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-circumvolution-en-noun-NjyDpSqD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of 'revolution, rotation or gyration around an axis': 96 4
  2. Anything winding or sinuous. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-circumvolution-en-noun-lhdn4~-r Categories (other): English terms prefixed with circum- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with circum-: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: circumvolutionary Related terms: circumvolute

Inflected forms

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