Definition of convolute in English:
convolute
verbˈkɒnvəluːtˈkɑnvəˌlut
[with object]Make (an argument, story, etc.) complex and difficult to follow.
Example sentencesExamples
- Sula challenges us to reconsider how histories of tops and bottoms, ups and downs within American social structures become convoluted into the ironic hierarchies and differences in African American society.
- The data was therefore convoluted with a profile that mimics the image of a microtubule to filter out the vertical coordinate.
- The portrayal of characters, with a few notable exceptions, further convoluted any understanding of the spirit and emotion behind this tale.
- Mascara is a movie that wants to say something deep and profound about young women in a society that has convoluted the rules as to what makes them female.
- According to the most simple model, each species is accounted for by a mono-exponential decay function that is convoluted with the respective instrument response function (IRF).
adjective ˈkɒnvəluːtˈkɑnvəˌlut
Biology Rolled longitudinally upon itself, as a leaf in the bud.
Definition of convolute in US English:
convolute
verbˈkänvəˌlo͞otˈkɑnvəˌlut
[with object]Make (an argument, story, etc.) complex and difficult to follow.
Example sentencesExamples
- According to the most simple model, each species is accounted for by a mono-exponential decay function that is convoluted with the respective instrument response function (IRF).
- The portrayal of characters, with a few notable exceptions, further convoluted any understanding of the spirit and emotion behind this tale.
- The data was therefore convoluted with a profile that mimics the image of a microtubule to filter out the vertical coordinate.
- Mascara is a movie that wants to say something deep and profound about young women in a society that has convoluted the rules as to what makes them female.
- Sula challenges us to reconsider how histories of tops and bottoms, ups and downs within American social structures become convoluted into the ironic hierarchies and differences in African American society.
adjectiveˈkänvəˌlo͞otˈkɑnvəˌlut
Biology Rolled longitudinally upon itself, as a leaf in the bud.