convolute
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin convolūtum, past participle of convolvere (“to roll together”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkɒnvəˈluːt/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌkɑːnvəˈluːt/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -uːt
Verb[edit]
convolute (third-person singular simple present convolutes, present participle convoluting, simple past and past participle convoluted)
- (transitive) To make unnecessarily complex.
- (transitive) To fold or coil into numerous overlapping layers.
Translations[edit]
to fold or coil
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Quotations[edit]
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:convolute.
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Adjective[edit]
convolute (comparative more convolute, superlative most convolute)
- Convoluted.
- (botany, of a leaf) Coiled such that one edge is inside, and one outside the coil, giving a spiral effect in cross section. (A special case of imbricate.)
Latin[edit]
Participle[edit]
convolūte