circunvolución
Spanish
Etymology
circun- + Latin volutiōnis, from volutio (“turn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θiɾkumboluˈθjon/ [θiɾ.kũm.bo.luˈθjõn]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /siɾkumboluˈsjon/ [siɾ.kũm.bo.luˈsjõn]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: cir‧cun‧vo‧lu‧ción
Noun
circunvolución f (plural circunvoluciones)
- convolution (the shape of something rotating)
- (anatomy) convolution (any of the folds on the surface of the brain)
Related terms
- circunvolar
Further reading
- “circunvolución”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014