convolution of the brain

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• Convolution — Con vo*lu tion, n. 1. The act of rolling anything upon itself, or one thing upon another; a winding motion. [1913 Webster] O er the calm sea, in convolution swift, The feathered eddy floats. Thomson. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being rolled… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• convolution — [kän΄və lo͞o′shən] n. [ML convolutio < L convolutus, pp. of convolvere: see CONVOLVE] 1. a twisting, coiling, or winding together 2. a convoluted condition 3. a fold, twist, or coil of something convoluted; specif., any of the irregular folds… …   English World dictionary

• brain — brainlike, adj. /brayn/, n. 1. Anat., Zool. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the… …   Universalium

• convolution of Broca — noun the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people • Syn: ↑Broca s area, ↑Broca s center, ↑Broca s gyrus, ↑Broca s convolution • Hypernyms: ↑center, ↑centre, ↑nerve center, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• convolution — 1. A coiling or rolling of an organ. 2. Specifically, a gyrus of the cerebral or cerebellar cortex. [L. convolutio] angular c. SYN: angular gyrus. anterior central c. SYN: precentral gyrus. ascending frontal c. SYN: precentral gyrus. ascending …   Medical dictionary

• convolution — noun Date: 1545 1. a form or shape that is folded in curved or tortuous windings 2. one of the irregular ridges on the surface of the brain and especially of the cerebrum of higher mammals 3. a complication or intricacy of form, design, or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• convolution — convolutional, convolutionary /kon veuh looh sheuh ner ee/, adj. /kon veuh looh sheuhn/, n. 1. a rolled up or coiled condition. 2. a rolling or coiling together. 3. a turn of anything coiled; whorl. 4. Anat. one of the sinuous folds or ridges of… …   Universalium

• convolution — noun a) Something that is folded or twisted. b) Any of the folds on the surface of the brain. See Also: convolve, convolute, convoluted …   Wiktionary

• convolution — noun 1》 a coil or twist.     ↘a sinuous fold in the surface of the brain.     ↘the state of being or process of becoming coiled or twisted. 2》 a complex thing. Derivatives convolutional adjective Origin C16: from med. L. convolutio(n ), from… …   English new terms dictionary

• convolution — con•vo•lu•tion [[t]ˌkɒn vəˈlu ʃən[/t]] n. 1) a rolled up or coiled condition 2) a rolling or coiling together 3) a turn of anything coiled; whorl 4) anat. one of the sinuous folds or ridges of the surface of the brain • Etymology: 1535–45; < L …   From formal English to slang

• convolution — /kɒnvəˈluʃən / (say konvuh loohshuhn) noun 1. a rolled up or coiled condition. 2. a rolling or coiling together. 3. a turn of anything coiled; whorl; sinuosity. 4. Anatomy one of the sinuous folds or ridges of the surface of the brain …