Hypertext Webster Gateway: "convolution"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Convolution \Con`vo*lu"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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
convolution
n 1: the shape of something rotating rapidly [syn: {whirl}, {swirl},
{vortex}]
2: a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain [syn:
{gyrus}]
3: the action of coiling or twisting or winding together
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