verb
Meaning 1
To roll together, or one part on another
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
convolve
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /kənˈvɒlv/
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General-American: /kənˈvɑlv/
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General-American: /kənˈvɔlv/
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rhymes with -ɒlv
verb
Meaning 2
To form the convolution of something with something else
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To compute the convolution function
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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verb
Meaning 4
curl, wind, or twist together
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: convolute
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
History
Etymology
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 convolvōbor. English convolve Borrowed from Latin convolvere (“roll together”), from con- (“together”) + volvō (“roll”); see voluble, volute, and compare involve, evolve, revolve.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: намотавам (namotavam) — roll together
- Chinese Mandarin: 卷积 (juǎnjī) — roll together
- German: falten — roll together
- Polish: zwijać — roll together
- Polish: zwinąć — roll together
- Polish: skręcać — roll together
- Polish: skręcić — roll together
- Spanish: convolver — roll together
- Turkish: evriştirmek — roll together