convoluted
[ kon-vuh-loo-tid ]
/ ˈkɒn vəˌlu tɪd /
adjective
twisted; coiled.
complicated; intricately involved: a convoluted way of describing a simple device.
OTHER WORDS FROM convoluted
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Definition for convoluted (2 of 2)
convolute
[ kon-vuh-loot ]
/ ˈkɒn vəˌlut /
verb (used with or without object), con·vo·lut·ed, con·vo·lut·ing.
to coil up; form into a twisted shape.
adjective
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
1690–1700; < Latin
convolūtus rolled up, equivalent to
convolū- (stem of
convolvere to
convolve) +
-tus past participle suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM convolute
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British Dictionary definitions for convoluted (1 of 2)
convoluted
/ (ˈkɒnvəˌluːtɪd) /
adjective
(esp of meaning, style, etc) difficult to comprehend; involved
wound together; coiled
Derived forms of convoluted
convolutedly, adverb convolutedness, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for convoluted (2 of 2)
convolute
/ (ˈkɒnvəˌluːt) /
verb (tr)
to form into a twisted, coiled, or rolled shape
adjective
botany
rolled longitudinally upon itself
a convolute petal
another word for convoluted (def. 2)
Derived forms of convolute
convolutely, adverbWord Origin for convolute
C18: from Latin
convolūtus rolled up, from
convolvere to roll together, from
volvere to turn