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convolution
noun as in loop, spiral
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Thus the skull becomes thinner at the site of every active organ, and thicker over every convolution that is inactive.
It had the movement of steam-wreaths, with each convolution faintly edged with light.
He regarded the organ of language as a convolution lying on the super-orbital plate, behind the position of the eyeball.
This convolution is comparatively defective in animals generally, but more developed in birds of superior vocal powers.
The brain is large, and in quantity and amount of convolution exceeds that of the land Carnivores.
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On this page you'll find 39 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to convolution, such as: coil, complexity, contortion, curlicue, gyration, and helix.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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