circunvolución

Spanish

Etymology

From circun- +‎ Latin volutiōnis, from volutio (“turn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θiɾkumboluˈθjon/ [θiɾ.kũm.bo.luˈθjõn] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /siɾkumboluˈsjon/ [siɾ.kũm.bo.luˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: cir‧cun‧vo‧lu‧ción

Noun

circunvolución f (plural circunvoluciones)

1. convolution (the shape of something rotating)
2. (anatomy) convolution (any of the folds on the surface of the brain)

Related terms

• circunvolar

Further reading

• “circunvolución”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025