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CIRCUMVOLUTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of turning or winding or folding around a central axis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("circumvolution" is a kind of...):
rotary motion; rotation (the act of rotating as if on an axis)
Derivation:
circumvolve (cause to turn on an axis or center)