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Definitions for Circumvolutory
[1] the act of rolling or turning around: planetary circumvolution.
[2] a single complete turn or cycle.
[3] a winding or folding about something: the circumvolutions of a boa.
[4] a fold so wound: the circumvolution of a snail shell.
[5] a winding in a sinuous course; a sinuosity: the circumvolutions of the river.
[6] a roundabout course or procedure, or an instance of such: The speaker's circumvolutions bored the audience to tears.
[7] the act of turning, winding, or folding around a central axis
[8] a single complete turn, cycle, or fold
[9] anything winding or sinuous
[10] a roundabout course or procedure
Words related to Circumvolutory
circumvolutionwhirl, convolution, circulation, turn, gyration, rotation
Words nearby Circumvolutory
circumvolutioncircumvallate, circumvallate papilla, circumvent, circumventricular organ, circumvolute, circumvolution, circumvolve, circus, circus maximus, cire perdue, cirebon
Origin of Circumvolutory
ion1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin circumvolūtiōn- (stem of circumvolūtiō ), equivalent to Latin circumvolūt(us ) (past participle of circumvolvere to circumvolve) (circum- circum- + volū- past participle stem of volvere to roll + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn- -ion
Other words from Circumvolutory
cir·cum·vo·lu·to·ry [suhr-kuh m-vuh -loo -tuh -ree] /ˌsʌr kəm vəˈlu tə ri/ , adjective
Word origin for Circumvolutory
ionC15: from Medieval Latin circumvolūtiō, from Latin circumvolvere, from circum- + volvere to roll
Synonyms for Circumvolutory
whirling, circumgyratory, circumrotatory, gyral, gyrational, gyratory, rotary, rotational, rotative, rotatory, trochilic, veriginous, vortical, vorticose