circunvolución

Spanish

Etymology

From circun- +‎ Latin volutiōnis, from volutio (“turn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θiɾkumboluˈθjon/ [θiɾ.kũm.bo.luˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /siɾkumboluˈsjon/ [siɾ.kũm.bo.luˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: cir‧cun‧vo‧lu‧ción

Noun

circunvolución f (plural circunvoluciones)

1. convolution (the shape of something rotating)
2. (anatomy) convolution (any of the folds on the surface of the brain)

Related terms

• circunvolar

 

Further reading

• “circunvolución”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16