convolution : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: convolution	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for convolution
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
convolution n the shape of something rotating rapidly [syn: whirl, swirl, vortex, convolution] a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain Synonym(s): gyrus, convolution the action of coiling or twisting or winding together
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Convolution \Con`volu"tion\, n. 1. The act of rolling anything upon itself, or one thing upon another; a winding motion. O'er the calm sea, in convolution* swift, The feathered eddy floats. --Thomson. 2. The state of being rolled upon itself, or rolled or doubled together; a tortuous or sinuous winding or fold, as of something rolled or folded upon itself. --Blackmore. 3. (Anat.) An irregular, tortuous folding of an organ or part; as, the convolutions of the intestines; the cerebral convolutions. See {Brain}.