circumvolution

/ˈsʌrkəmvəˌluʃən/
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Other forms: circumvolutions

Definitions of circumvolution
  1. noun
    the act of turning or winding or folding around a central axis
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    type of:
    rotary motion, rotation
    the act of rotating as if on an axis
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