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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin convolvere, present active infinitive of convolvō (“roll together”), from con- (“together”) + volvō (“roll”); see voluble, volute, and compare involve, evolve, revolve.
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Verb
convolve (third-person singular simple present convolves, present participle convolving, simple past and past participle convolved)
- (transitive) To roll together, or one part on another
- (mathematics) To form the convolution of something with something else
- (computing) To compute the convolution function
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Further reading
- “convolve”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “convolve”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Italian
Verb
convolve
- third-person singular present indicative of convolvere
Latin
Verb
convolve
- second-person singular present active imperative of convolvō