| 单词 | circumvolution |
| 释义 | circumvolution[ sur-kuhm-vuh-loo-shuhn ] / ˌsɜr kəm vəˈlu ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR circumvolution ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe act of rolling or turning around: planetary circumvolution. a single complete turn or cycle. a winding or folding about something: the circumvolutions of a boa. a fold so wound: the circumvolution of a snail shell. a winding in a sinuous course; a sinuosity: the circumvolutions of the river. a roundabout course or procedure, or an instance of such: The speaker's circumvolutions bored the audience to tears. Origin of circumvolution1400–50; late Middle English <Medieval Latin circumvolūtiōn- (stem of circumvolūtiō), equivalent to Latin circumvolūt(us) (past participle of circumvolvere to circumvolve) (circum-circum- + volū- past participle stem of volvere to roll + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn--ion OTHER WORDS FROM circumvolutioncir·cum·vo·lu·to·ry [suhr-kuhm-vuh-loo-tuh-ree], /ˌsʌr kəm vəˈlu tə ri/, adjectiveWords nearby circumvolutioncircumvallate, circumvallate papilla, circumvent, circumventricular organ, circumvolute, circumvolution, circumvolve, circus, Circus Maximus, ciré, Cirebon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for circumvolution
British Dictionary definitions for circumvolutioncircumvolution / (ˌsɜːkəmvəˈluːʃən) / nounthe act of turning, winding, or folding around a central axis a single complete turn, cycle, or fold anything winding or sinuous a roundabout course or procedure Derived forms of circumvolutioncircumvolutory, adjectiveWord Origin for circumvolutionC15: from Medieval Latin circumvolūtiō, from Latin circumvolvere, from circum- + volvere to roll Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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