单词 | convoluted |
释义 | convolutedadj. Of a coiled, twisted, or sinuous form; exhibiting convolutions. (Chiefly Zoology and Anatomy.) ΘΚΠ 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). < adj.1811 |
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