circumvolutio

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• circumvolution — noun Etymology: Middle English circumvolucioun, from Medieval Latin circumvolution , circumvolutio, from Latin circumvolvere to revolve, from circum + volvere to roll more at voluble Date: 15th century an act or instance of turning around an axis …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• circumvolution — circumvolutory /sur keuhm veuh looh teuh ree/, adj. /serr keuhm veuh looh sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of rolling or turning around: planetary circumvolution. 2. a single complete turn or cycle. 3. a winding or folding about something: the… …   Universalium

• TAENIA — fascia seu vinculum est. Caecilius apud Festum. Dum taeniam, qui vulnus vinciret, petit. Et quidem τὸ τῶ μαςῶν γυναικείων ζῶσμα, uberum muliebrium cinctus, Pollux, l. 7. c. 13. sed τὸ ὰφετον τῆς κόμης συνδέουσα, vitta quâ crines ligabantur,… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

• circonvoluzione — /tʃirkonvolu tsjone/ s.f. [dal lat. mediev. circumvolutio onis, der. di circumvolvĕre volgersi attorno ]. [avvolgimento a giro: c. intestinali ] ▶◀ ansa, sinuosità, voluta …   Enciclopedia Italiana

• circumvolution — cir•cum•vo•lu•tion [[t]ˌsɜr kəm vəˈlu ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of rolling or turning around 2) a single complete turn or cycle 3) a winding or folding about something 4) a fold so wound: the circumvolution of a snail shell[/ex] 5) a winding in a… …   From formal English to slang

• circumvolution — /sɜkəmvəˈluʃən/ (say serkuhmvuh loohshuhn) noun 1. the act of rolling or turning round. 2. a single complete turn. 3. a winding or folding about something. 4. a fold so wound. 5. a winding in a sinuous course; a sinuosity. 6. roundabout course or …  

• circumvolution — [sʉr΄kəmvə lo͞o′shən] n. [ME circumvolucioun < ML circumvolutio < L circumvolutus, pp. of circumvolvere: see CIRCUMVOLVE] 1. the act of rolling or turning around a center or axis 2. a fold, twist, or spiral 3. a circuitous course or form …   English World dictionary