1 | noun | the shape of something rotating rapidly 2 | noun | a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain 3 | noun | the action of coiling or twisting or winding together

k'onvuhl, ooshuhn (IPA: kˈɒnvəlˌuʃən)

con-vo-lu-tion (11 letters | 4 syllables)

1545 (European Renaissance) (481 years ago)

Latin

convolutions

swirl | vortex | whirl | gyrus

central gyrus | frontal gyrus | occipital gyrus | parietal gyrus | temporal gyrus (total: 5)

round shape | anatomical structure | bodily structure | body structure | complex body part | structure | change of shape (total: 7)

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deconvolution

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Broca's convolution | convolution of Broca

Spanish: | circunvolución (brain) | circunvolución (snake) French: | circonvolutions cérébrales (brain) | contorsion (snake) | tortillement (snake) Portuguese: | circunvolução cerebral (brain) | contorção (snake) German: | Gehirnwindung (brain) | Winden (snake) | Zappeln (snake) Japanese: | 回旋 (common noun) | 畳み込み (common noun)

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16 (International English) | 16 (North American English)