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Definition of convolution noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

convolution

noun
 
/ˌkɒnvəˈluːʃn/
 
/ˌkɑːnvəˈluːʃn/
[usually plural] (formal)
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  1. a thing that is very complicated and difficult to follow
    • the bizarre convolutions of the story
  2. a twist or curve, especially one of many
    • the convolutions of the brain
    3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from medieval Latin convolutio(n-), from convolvere ‘roll together’, from con- ‘together’ + volvere ‘roll’.
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