n. 1. An act of turning, coiling, or folding about a center, core, or axis. 2. A single turn, coil, or fold; a convolution. [Middle English circumvolucioun, from Medieval Latin circumvolūtiō, circumvolūtiōn-, from Latin circumvolūtus, past participle of circumvolvere, to roll around; see CIRCUMVOLVE.] |
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