circunvolución

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θiɾkumboluˈθjon/ [θiɾ.kũm.bo.luˈθjõn] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /siɾkumboluˈsjon/ [siɾ.kũm.bo.luˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • 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)

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