convolution
noun
[ ˌkɒnvəˈluːʃ(ə)n ]
• a thing that is complex and difficult to follow.
• "the convolutions of farm policy"
Similar:
complexity,
intricacy,
complication,
twist,
turn,
entanglement,
contortion,
involvement,
tortuousness,
convolutedness,
involution,
• a coil or twist.
• "crosses adorned with elaborate convolutions"
Similar:
twist,
turn,
coil,
spiral,
twirl,
curl,
helix,
whorl,
loop,
curlicue,
kink,
sinuosity,
volute,
volution,
gyrus,
• a sinuous fold in the surface of the brain.
• a function derived from two given functions by integration which expresses how the shape of one is modified by the other.
Origin:
mid 16th century: from medieval Latin convolutio(n- ), from convolvere ‘roll together’ (see convolve).
