'Circumvolution' definitions:

Definition of 'circumvolution'

From: WordNet
noun
The act of turning or winding or folding around a central axis

Definition of 'Circumvolution'

From: GCIDE
  • Circumvolution \Cir`cum*vo*lu"tion\, n. [See Circumvolve.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. The act of rolling round; the state of being rolled. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A thing rolled round another. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A roundabout procedure; a circumlocution. [1913 Webster]
  • He had neither time nor temper for sentimental circumvolutions. --Beaconsfield. [1913 Webster]

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