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单词 circumvolution
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cir•cum•vo•lu•tion  (sûr′kəm və lo̅o̅shən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the act of rolling or turning around:planetary circumvolution.
  2. a single complete turn or cycle.
  3. a winding or folding about something:the circumvolutions of a boa.
  4. a fold so wound:the circumvolution of a snail shell.
  5. a winding in a sinuous course; a sinuosity:the circumvolutions of the river.
  6. a roundabout course or procedure, or an instance of such:The speaker's circumvolutions bored the audience to tears.
  • Medieval Latin circumvolūtiōn- (stem of circumvolūtiō), equivalent. to Latin circumvolūt(us) (past participle of circumvolvere to circumvolve) (circum- circum- + volū- past participle stem of volvere to roll + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn- -ion
  • late Middle English 1400–50
cir•cum•vo•lu•to•ry  (sur′kəm və lo̅o̅tə rē),USA pronunciation adj. 
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