Thesaurus / circumvolution
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
No doubt was possible: the two lobes, the circumvolution of the brain to the minute red lines of the blood-vessels, all was there.
THE ANCIENT CITIES OF THE NEW WORLDDSIR CHARNAY
Never did a monarch hold so steadfastly to a deadly purpose, or proceed so languidly and with so much circumvolution to his goal.
THE RISE OF THE DUTCH REPUBLIC, VOLUME II.(OF III) 1566-74JOHN LOTHROP MOTLEY
WORDS RELATED TO CIRCUMVOLUTION
- bend
- circumvolution
- cockle
- convolution
- corrugation
- crease
- crimp
- crinkle
- crumple
- dog's ear
- double
- flection
- flexure
- furrow
- gather
- gathering
- groove
- knife-edge
- lap
- lapel
- layer
- loop
- overlap
- plait
- pleat
- plica
- plication
- plicature
- ply
- pucker
- ridge
- rimple
- rivel
- ruche
- ruffle
- rumple
- shirring
- smocking
- tuck
- turn
- wrinkle
- about-face
- angle
- bend
- bias
- bow
- branch
- change
- changeabout
- circle
- circuit
- circulation
- circumvolution
- corner
- curve
- cycle
- departure
- detour
- deviation
- direction
- drift
- flection
- flexure
- fork
- gyration
- gyre
- heading
- hook
- pirouette
- pivot
- quirk
- retroversion
- reversal
- reverse
- reversion
- right-about
- roll
- rotation
- round
- shift
- spin
- spiral
- swing
- tack
- tendency
- trend
- turnabout
- turning
- twist
- twisting
- wheel
- whirl
- wind
- winding
- yaw
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