circunvolución
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From circun- + Latin volutiōnis, from volutio (“turn”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θiɾkumboluˈθjon/ [θiɾ.kũm.bo.luˈθjõn]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /siɾkumboluˈsjon/ [siɾ.kũm.bo.luˈsjõn]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: cir‧cun‧vo‧lu‧ción
Noun[edit]
circunvolución f (plural circunvoluciones)
- convolution (the shape of something rotating)
- (anatomy) convolution (any of the folds on the surface of the brain)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “circunvolución”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014