adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌkɒnvəˈl(j)uːtɪd/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkɒnvəl(j)uːtɪd/
Received-Pronunciation:/-vəʊ-/
General-American:/ˌkɑnvəˈlutəd/
General-American:/ˈkɑnvəˌlutəd/
General-American:[-ɾəd]
General-American:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:K AA1 N V AH0 L UW2 T AH0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Having numerous overlapping coils or folds; convolute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Proto-Italic *wolwō Latin volvō Latin convolvō Latin convolūtusbor. English convolute English -ed English convoluted From convolute + -ed.
Across languages
Translations
79 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
ոլորապտույտ
(oloraptuyt)
— having numerous overlapping coils or folds
Armenian:
ոլոր-մոլոր
(olor-molor)
— having numerous overlapping coils or folds
Bulgarian:
намотан
(namotan)
— having numerous overlapping coils or folds
Bulgarian:
усукан
(usukan)
— having numerous overlapping coils or folds
Czech:
propletený
— having numerous overlapping coils or folds
Czech:
zamotaný
— having numerous overlapping coils or folds
Dutch:
overlappend
— having numerous overlapping coils or folds
Finnish:
kierteinen
— having numerous overlapping coils or folds
French:
convoluté
— having numerous overlapping coils or folds
French:
circonvolutif
— having numerous overlapping coils or folds
German:
gewunden
— having numerous overlapping coils or folds
Italian:
convoluto
— having numerous overlapping coils or folds
Italian:
accartocciato
— having numerous overlapping coils or folds
Italian:
appallottolato
— having numerous overlapping coils or folds
Italian:
spiegazzato
— having numerous overlapping coils or folds
Persian:
پیچاپیچ
(pičâpič)
— having numerous overlapping coils or folds
Polish:
w esy-floresy
— having numerous overlapping coils or folds
Portuguese:
convoluto
— having numerous overlapping coils or folds
Russian:
изви́листый
(izvílistyj)
— having numerous overlapping coils or folds
Russian:
кручёный
(kručónyj)
— having numerous overlapping coils or folds
Russian:
вито́й
(vitój)
— having numerous overlapping coils or folds
Spanish:
convoluto
— having numerous overlapping coils or folds
Spanish:
convuelto
— having numerous overlapping coils or folds