circunvolución
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom circun- + Latin volutiōnis, from volutio (“turn”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Spain) /θiɾkumboluˈθjon/ [θiɾ.kũm.bo.luˈθjõn]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /siɾkumboluˈsjon/ [siɾ.kũm.bo.luˈsjõn]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: cir‧cun‧vo‧lu‧ción
Noun
editcircunvolución f (plural circunvoluciones)
- convolution (the shape of something rotating)
- (anatomy) convolution (any of the folds on the surface of the brain)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “circunvolución”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014