Meaning

7 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A twist or fold.

    a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain

  2. (countable, uncountable)Any of the folds on the surface of the brain.

  3. (countable, uncountable)The shape of something rotating; a vortex.

    the shape of something rotating rapidly

  4. (countable, uncountable)The state or condition of being convoluted.

  5. (countable, uncountable)A mathematical operation on two functions that produces a third that expresses how the shape of one is modified by the other; the integral of the product of the two functions after one is reflected about the y-axis and shifted along the x-axis.

  6. (countable, uncountable)A function which maps a tuple of sequences into a sequence of tuples.

  7. (countable, uncountable)One 360° turn in a spring or similar helix.

Translations

4 languages

Forms

plural: convolutions
Singularconvolution
Pluralconvolutions

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain:gyrus
  • the shape of something rotating rapidly:whirlswirlvortex

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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