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cir·cum·vo·lu·tion
\(ˌ)sərˌkəmvəˈlüshən, ˌsərkəmvōˈlüshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English circumvolucioun, from Medieval Latin circumvolution-, circumvolutio, from Latin circumvolutus + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. : a turning or winding around a center or axis : rotation, gyration
b. : a single revolution or rotation
2.
a. : a folding or twisting of one thing about another
b. : a winding in an inward spiral (as in the scroll of an Ionic capital)
c. : a single turn of such a folding or winding
< the circumvolutions of a boa constrictor >
< the circumvolutions of a snail's shell > |