convolutionnoun [ C usually plural ]
uk/ˌkɒn.vəˈluː.ʃən/us/ˌkɑːn.vəˈluː.ʃən/convolution noun [ C usually plural ] (TWIST)
a twist:
an intricate pattern of endless convolutions
something that makes an explanation, story, etc. complicated and difficult to understand:
The movie's plot twists and convolutions demand a lot of concentration from the audience.
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Bending, twisting and curving
- bent
- bowed
- buckle
- contort
- convoluted
- crook
- fluted
- intertwine
- interweave
- knot
- matted
- meander
- meandering
- roil
- twine
- twisted
- twisty
- warp
- warped
- wring
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Difficult to understand
convolution noun [ C usually plural ] (IN BRAIN)
specialized anatomy one of the many folds of the surface of the brain
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The brain & nervous system
- -brained
- amygdala
- arachnoid
- ascending
- autonomic nervous system
- ganglion
- innervate
- innervation
- intracranial
- intrathecal
- lobe
- meningeal
- nerve cell
- neuron
- postganglionic
- preganglionic
- reflex arc
- sensory neuron
- synapse
- thalamus
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