convolution - Wiktionary

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin convolutus (“to roll together”), past participle of convolvere, from con- + volvere (“to roll”), with the suffix -tion. Equivalent to convolute +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation[edit]

• Rhymes: -uːʃən

Noun[edit]

convolution (countable and uncountable, plural convolutions)

1. A twist or fold.
2. Any of the folds on the surface of the brain.
3. The shape of something rotating; a vortex.
4. State or condition of being convoluted.
5. (mathematics) A form of moving average.
6. (computing) A function which maps a tuple of sequences into a sequence of tuples.
7. One 360° turn in a spring or similar helix. A keyring contains 2 convolutions.

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• convolve
• convolute
• convoluted

Translations[edit]

Further reading[edit]

• convolution in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• convolution in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Formed from Latin convolutus, with the suffix -tion.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

convolution f (plural convolutions)

1. convolution

Further reading[edit]

• “convolution” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).