circunvolución

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

circunvolución f (plural circunvoluciones)

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

Related terms

circunvolar

Further reading

“circunvolución”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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