convolute
to coil up; form into a twisted shape.
rolled up together or with one part over another.
Botany. coiled up longitudinally so that one margin is within the coil and the other without, as the petals of cotton.
Origin of convolute
1Other words from convolute
- con·vo·lute·ly, adverb
- sub·con·vo·lute, adjective
- sub·con·vo·lute·ly, adverb
- un·con·vo·lute, adjective
- un·con·vo·lute·ly, adverb
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How to use convolute in a sentence
The best rom-coms from the early 2000s are the ones that recognize that no matter how convoluted the plot may be, the love story has to be relatable.
The two first have zigzag passages; the third, channels running in convolute curves.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreThe passages here run in convolute curves, the one winding in a spiral to the centre, the other receding from the centre.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreThey resemble the Ammonites in internal structure, but instead of being spirally convolute they are merely curved like a horn.
A Conchological Manual | George Brettingham SowerbyThe more decidedly convolute species with hidden spires are the Atys, Montf.
A Conchological Manual | George Brettingham Sowerby
A spiral shell is said to be discoidal, when the whorls are so horizontally convolute as to form a flattened spire.
A Conchological Manual | George Brettingham Sowerby
British Dictionary definitions for convolute
/ (ˈkɒnvəˌluːt) /
to form into a twisted, coiled, or rolled shape
botany rolled longitudinally upon itself: a convolute petal
another word for convoluted (def. 2)
Origin of convolute
1Derived forms of convolute
- convolutely, adverb
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