circunvolución

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Spanish

Etymology

From circun- +‎ Latin volutiōnis, from volutio (turn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θiɾkumboluˈθjon/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /siɾkumboluˈsjon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: cir‧cun‧vo‧lu‧ción

Noun

circunvolución f (plural circunvoluciones)

  1. convolution (the shape of something rotating)
  2. (anatomy) convolution (any of the folds on the surface of the brain)

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