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单词 convoluted
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convolutedadj.

/ˈkɒnvəʊljuːtɪd/
Etymology: < convolute v. + -ed suffix1: compare French convoluté (found without the implied verb), and convolute adj.
Of a coiled, twisted, or sinuous form; exhibiting convolutions. (Chiefly Zoology and Anatomy.)
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the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adjective] > disposed in or forming (a) coil(s)
twinedc1300
wounda1382
wreathenc1400
wrinkledc1403
wreathedc1425
whorlish1562
folded1570
writhen1584
upwound1590
entortilled1629
coiled1661
whirled1715
whirl-shaped1762
crinkum-crankum1766
convoluted1811
gyrated1822
rounded1845
vorticiform1849
looped1850
vorticose1870
convolute1874
gyrate1876
swirled1909
snake-spiral1922
1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy I. 212 This..is found contorted, or convoluted, in fantastic forms.
1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 112/1 A short wide convoluted intestine.
1849 R. I. Murchison Siluria xvi. 392 The convoluted and broken rocks.
1873 St. G. Mivart Lessons Elem. Anat. ix. 370 The inner surface of the cerebral hemisphere..is very much convoluted.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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