circumvolutionn.

/ˌsəːkəmvəʊˈl(j)uːʃən/

Etymology: noun of action, < Latin circumvolvĕre, cirumvolūt- to roll round. Compare French circonvolution (16th cent. in Littré).

a. Rolling, whirling, or turning round an axis or centre; revolution, rotation, gyration.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > revolution or rotation > [noun]

swayc1374

turning1390

overwhelming?a1439

circumvolution1447

winding1530

conversion1541

rotationa1550

revolution1566

gyring?1578

revolve1598

circulation1605

gyration1615

evolution1654

sweep1679

gyrating1837

revolving1867

1447 O. Bokenham Lyvys Seyntys (1835) 144 Whan Phebus..Descendyd was..To þe lowest part by circumuolucyoun Of þe Zodyac.

1610 J. Healey tr. J. L. Vives in tr. St. Augustine Citie of God xviii. viii. 666 To behold the circumuolution of the starres.

1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey iv. 307 Circe signifieth no other then the Suns circumuolution.

1625 N. Carpenter Geogr. Delineated i. ii. 33 One Beame of the circle, by whose circumvolution is produced the circumference of it.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 102. ⁋12 Within the eddy.. where the circumvolution was weak.

1849 M. Somerville On Connexion Physical Sci. (ed. 8) §34. 371 The magnet tends to follow the circumvolution of the plate.

b. (with plural) A single complete turn, revolution, or rotation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > revolution or rotation > [noun] > a revolution or rotation

tour1477

gyre1566

circumvolution1570

twista1577

revolution1648

roll1667

rollover1817

go-round1883

1570 H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. xi. f. 317 A Cone is a regular body produced of one circumuolution of a rectangle triangle.

1648 Bp. J. Wilkins Math. Magick ii. xv. 289 Every circumvolution voiding onely so much as is contained in one Helix.

1712 A. Pope in Spectator No. 408. To settle the Distance of the Planets, and compute the Times of their Circumvolutions.

1853 G. Johnston Terra Lindisfarnensis I. 101 The number of circumvolutions is the true index to the time of day.

c. Of time, and figurative.

ΚΠ

1610 J. Healey tr. St. Augustine Citie of God xxi. xvii. 858 That rotation and circum-volution of misery and blisse.

1863 Heroes, Philos. & Courtiers Louis XVI II. 57 During awful circumvolutions of endless Time.

a. The winding, rolling, or folding of a thing round something else.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [noun] > coiling round something

windingc1386

circumvolution1599

introvolution1829

wind-up1966

1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 21/1 I..take my beginning of circumvolutione at the knees.

1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. x. i. 458 These Claspers taking hold of anything..at Hand..by a natural Circumvolution.

b. A single fold or turn of anything so wound.

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1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. xiv. iv. 557 Binding..performed with manie circumvolutions or wrappings about.

1856 J. F. Ferrier Inst. Metaphysic (ed. 2) Introd. §51 Like a gigantic boa-constrictor..He may be breaking every bone in their body in his stringent circumvolutions.

a. A winding, or moving in a sinuous course; concrete a winding, a sinuosity. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > [noun] > indirectness of course > moving in winding course > instance of or a winding course

windinga1387

anfractus?a1425

ambage1537

crank1572

error1594

indenture1598

maze1598

meander1631

circumvolution1633

anfracture1657

1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter ii. (1865) 502 1 He that hath strayed into these thickets, will be so mazed with intricate circumvolutions, that, etc.

1742 H. Baker Microscope made Easy ii. xii. 143 The circular Wrinkles or Circumvolutions encompassing the [muscular] Fibres.

1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 65. ⁋3 A gentle river that..watered a large region with innumerable circumvolutions.

1844 B. Disraeli Coningsby III. vi. ii. 222 Neither time nor temper for sentimental circumvolutions.

1868 P. M. Duncan tr. L. Figuier Insect World Introd. 9 A lengthened tubular organ..forming more or less numerous circumvolutions.

†b. Anatomy (plural). The convolutions of the surface of the brain. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > nervous system > cerebrospinal axis > brain > parts of brain > [noun] > cerebrum > hemisphere > convolutions and parts

circumvolution1578

convolution1615

crotchet1678

gyrus1842

subgyre1889

suboperculum1889

1578 J. Banister Hist. Man viii. f. 99^v (margin) The circumuolutions and turninges in the brayne.

1713 W. Cheselden Anat. Humane Body iii. xii. 134 Between the Two Hemispheres of the Cerebrum, lower than the Circumvolutions.

c. Architecture (plural).

ΚΠ

1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. Gloss. 951 Circumvolutions, the turns in the spiral of the Ionic capital, which are usually three, but there are four in the capitals of the temple of Minerva Polias.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	circumvolution
释义	circumvolutionn. /ˌsəːkəmvəʊˈl(j)uːʃən/ Etymology: noun of action, < Latin circumvolvĕre, cirumvolūt- to roll round. Compare French circonvolution (16th cent. in Littré). 1. a. Rolling, whirling, or turning round an axis or centre; revolution, rotation, gyration. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > revolution or rotation > [noun] swayc1374 turning1390 overwhelming?a1439 circumvolution1447 winding1530 conversion1541 rotationa1550 revolution1566 gyring?1578 revolve1598 circulation1605 gyration1615 evolution1654 sweep1679 gyrating1837 revolving1867 1447 O. Bokenham Lyvys Seyntys (1835) 144 Whan Phebus..Descendyd was..To þe lowest part by circumuolucyoun Of þe Zodyac. 1610 J. Healey tr. J. L. Vives in tr. St. Augustine Citie of God xviii. viii. 666 To behold the circumuolution of the starres. 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey iv. 307 Circe signifieth no other then the Suns circumuolution. 1625 N. Carpenter Geogr. Delineated i. ii. 33 One Beame of the circle, by whose circumvolution is produced the circumference of it. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 102. ⁋12 Within the eddy.. where the circumvolution was weak. 1849 M. Somerville On Connexion Physical Sci. (ed. 8) §34. 371 The magnet tends to follow the circumvolution of the plate. b. (with plural) A single complete turn, revolution, or rotation. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > revolution or rotation > [noun] > a revolution or rotation tour1477 gyre1566 circumvolution1570 twista1577 revolution1648 roll1667 rollover1817 go-round1883 1570 H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. xi. f. 317 A Cone is a regular body produced of one circumuolution of a rectangle triangle. 1648 Bp. J. Wilkins Math. Magick ii. xv. 289 Every circumvolution voiding onely so much as is contained in one Helix. 1712 A. Pope in Spectator No. 408. To settle the Distance of the Planets, and compute the Times of their Circumvolutions. 1853 G. Johnston Terra Lindisfarnensis I. 101 The number of circumvolutions is the true index to the time of day. c. Of time, and figurative. ΚΠ 1610 J. Healey tr. St. Augustine Citie of God xxi. xvii. 858 That rotation and circum-volution of misery and blisse. 1863 Heroes, Philos. & Courtiers Louis XVI II. 57 During awful circumvolutions of endless Time. 2. a. The winding, rolling, or folding of a thing round something else. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [noun] > coiling round something windingc1386 circumvolution1599 introvolution1829 wind-up1966 1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 21/1 I..take my beginning of circumvolutione at the knees. 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. x. i. 458 These Claspers taking hold of anything..at Hand..by a natural Circumvolution. b. A single fold or turn of anything so wound. ΚΠ 1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. xiv. iv. 557 Binding..performed with manie circumvolutions or wrappings about. 1856 J. F. Ferrier Inst. Metaphysic (ed. 2) Introd. §51 Like a gigantic boa-constrictor..He may be breaking every bone in their body in his stringent circumvolutions. 3. a. A winding, or moving in a sinuous course; concrete a winding, a sinuosity. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > [noun] > indirectness of course > moving in winding course > instance of or a winding course windinga1387 anfractus?a1425 ambage1537 crank1572 error1594 indenture1598 maze1598 meander1631 circumvolution1633 anfracture1657 1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter ii. (1865) 502 1 He that hath strayed into these thickets, will be so mazed with intricate circumvolutions, that, etc. 1742 H. Baker Microscope made Easy ii. xii. 143 The circular Wrinkles or Circumvolutions encompassing the [muscular] Fibres. 1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 65. ⁋3 A gentle river that..watered a large region with innumerable circumvolutions. 1844 B. Disraeli Coningsby III. vi. ii. 222 Neither time nor temper for sentimental circumvolutions. 1868 P. M. Duncan tr. L. Figuier Insect World Introd. 9 A lengthened tubular organ..forming more or less numerous circumvolutions. †b. Anatomy (plural). The convolutions of the surface of the brain. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > nervous system > cerebrospinal axis > brain > parts of brain > [noun] > cerebrum > hemisphere > convolutions and parts circumvolution1578 convolution1615 crotchet1678 gyrus1842 subgyre1889 suboperculum1889 1578 J. Banister Hist. Man viii. f. 99^v (margin) The circumuolutions and turninges in the brayne. 1713 W. Cheselden Anat. Humane Body iii. xii. 134 Between the Two Hemispheres of the Cerebrum, lower than the Circumvolutions. c. Architecture (plural). ΚΠ 1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. Gloss. 951 Circumvolutions, the turns in the spiral of the Ionic capital, which are usually three, but there are four in the capitals of the temple of Minerva Polias. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < n.1447
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