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Definition of: circumvolution
(sûr′kəm·və·l
′shən) noun
1. The act of winding.
2. A single fold or turn of something wound.
3. A turning round an axis or center; rotation; revolution.
4. Convolution; sinuosity. [<L circumvolutus, pp. of circumvolvere <circum- around + volvere turn, spin]
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