convolute

UK: /ˈkɒnvəˌluːt/ US: (kon′və lo̅o̅t′)

Inflections of 'convolute' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

convolutes

v 3rd person singular

convoluting

v pres p

convoluted

v past

convoluted

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

con•vo•lute  (kon′və lo̅o̅t′), v., -lut•ed, -lut•ing, adj. 
v.t., v.i. 

1. to coil up;
   form into a twisted shape.

adj. 

2. rolled up together or with one part over another.
3. Botany coiled up longitudinally so that one margin is within the coil and the other without, as the petals of cotton.

• Latin convolūtus rolled up, equivalent. to convolū- (stem of convolvere to convolve) + -tus past participle suffix
• 1690–1700

con′vo•lute′ly, adv. 

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convolute verb / ˌkɒnvəˈluːt/(transitive)

1. to form into a twisted, coiled, or rolled shape

adjective / ˈkɒnvəˌluːt/

1. rolled longitudinally upon itself: a convolute petal
2. another word for convoluted2

Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin convolūtus rolled up, from convolvere to roll together, from volvere to turn