CIRCUMVOLUTION


Meaning of CIRCUMVOLUTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sər-ˌkəm-və-ˈlü-shən, ˌsər-k ə m-vō- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English circumvolucioun, from Medieval Latin circumvolution-, circumvolutio, from Latin circumvolvere to revolve, from circum- + volvere to roll — more at voluble

Date: 15th century

: an act or instance of turning around an axis

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