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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•vo•lut•ed /ˈkɑnvəˌlutɪd/USA pronunciation adj. - of or marked by convolutions:a convoluted pattern of leaves and flowers.
- very involved;
difficult to understand:convoluted answers to simple questions.
con•vo•lut•ed•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•vo•lut•ed (kon′və lo̅o̅′tid),USA pronunciation adj. - twisted;
coiled. - complicated;
intricately involved:a convoluted way of describing a simple device.
con′vo•lut′ed•ly, adj. con′vo•lut′ed•ness, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: convoluted /ˈkɒnvəˌluːtɪd/ adj - (esp of meaning, style, etc) difficult to comprehend; involved
- wound together; coiled
ˈconvoˌlutedly adv con•vo•lute (kon′və lo̅o̅t′),USA pronunciation v., -lut•ed, -lut•ing, adj. v.t., v.i. - to coil up;
form into a twisted shape.
adj. - rolled up together or with one part over another.
- Botanycoiled up longitudinally so that one margin is within the coil and the other without, as the petals of cotton.
- Latin convolūtus rolled up, equivalent. to convolū- (stem of convolvere to convolve) + -tus past participle suffix
- 1690–1700
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: convolute /ˈkɒnvəˌluːt/ vb (transitive)- to form into a twisted, coiled, or rolled shape
adj - rolled longitudinally upon itself: a convolute petal
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin convolūtus rolled up, from convolvere to roll together, from volvere to turn |