Convolute
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adjective.
Rolled or coiled together in overlapping whorls, as certain leaves, petals, or shells.
intransitive & transitive verb.
To coil or fold or cause to coil or fold in overlapping whorls.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Rolled together, or one part over another.
noun.
That which is convoluted.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Rolled or wound together, one part upon another; -- said of the leaves of plants in æstivation.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
To make unnecessarily
complex
.
verb.
To
fold
or
coil
into numerous overlapping layers.
adjective.
coiled
such that one edge is inside, and one outside the coil, giving a spiral effect in cross section. (A special case of
imbricate
)
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
verb.
practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
verb.
curl, wind, or twist together
adjective.
rolled longitudinally upon itself
Word Usage
"A more practical solution, however, turned out to be something called a convolute"
cross-reference
convolute shell
convolute to a circle
Equivalent
coiled
Etymologically Related
convolution
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
bend
deform
denote
flex
refer
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
curled
verb-form
convoluted
convoluting