Convolve

//kənˈvɒlv// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To roll together, or one part on another transitive
  2. 2
    curl, wind, or twist together wordnet
  3. 3
    To form the convolution of something with something else
  4. 4
    To compute the convolution function

Synonyms

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convolute

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin convolvere (“roll together”), from con- (“together”) + volvō (“roll”); see voluble, volute, and compare involve, evolve, revolve.

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