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convolute
[ kon-vuh-loot ]
verb (used with or without object)
- to coil up; form into a twisted shape.
adjective
- rolled up together or with one part over another.
- Botany. coiled up longitudinally so that one margin is within the coil and the other without, as the petals of cotton.
convolute
/ ˈɒԱəˌː /
verb
- to form into a twisted, coiled, or rolled shape
adjective
- botany rolled longitudinally upon itself
a convolute petal
- another word for convoluted
Derived Forms
- ˈDzԱˌܳٱ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- Dzv·ܳٱl adverb
- ܲ·Dzv·ܳٱ adjective
- sub·Dzv·ܳٱl adverb
- ܲ·Dzv·ܳٱ adjective
- un·Dzv·ܳٱl adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of convolute1
Word History and Origins
Origin of convolute1
Example Sentences
Instructors have said delays in booking their own exams, "astronomical" costs and a "convoluted" testing process are deterring people from the industry.
I have personally experienced these difficulties at the voting booth, confronted with measures I knew nothing about and propositions worded in such convoluted language that making a clear decision felt nearly impossible.
The administration’s version of the story is so convoluted as to be ridiculous.
But the release also highlighted that Harris’ convoluted answer had been clipped to its most succinct and cogent sentence.
Based on a Stephen King short story of the same name, “The Monkey” promised a revival of the convoluted deaths from the “Final Destination” series by way of a splatter gore midnight movie.
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