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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)
- convolution (the shape of something rotating)
- (anatomy) convolution (any of the folds on the surface of the brain)
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