| Pronunciation: | | `surkumvu'looshun
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[n] the act of turning or winding or folding around a central axis |
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CIRCUMVOLUTION is a 14 letter word that starts with C. |
| | See Also: | | rotation |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cir`cum*vo*lu"tion\, n. [See {Circumvolve}.]
1. The act of rolling round; the state of being rolled.
2. A thing rolled round another. --Arbuthnot.
3. A roundabout procedure; a circumlocution.
He had neither time nor temper for sentimental
circumvolutions. --Beaconsfield.
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