circumvolution in English

noun
1
a winding movement, especially of one thing around another.
Here, the musicians position each sound, each effect, in the spectrum with great precision, careful not to disturb the balance between the abstract constructions and the delicate melodic circumvolutions .

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1. Origin of Circumvolution Late Middle English: from Latin circumvolut- ‘rolled around’, from the verb Circumvolvere, from circum ‘around’ + volvere ‘roll’

2. • Circumlocution (also called circumduction, circumvolution • The use of many words to express an idea that might be expressed by few More crossword answers

3. [Middle English circumvolucioun, from Medieval Latin circumvolūtiō, circumvolūtiōn-, from Latin circumvolūtus, past participle of Circumvolvere, to roll around; see circumvolve.] Examples " circumvolution ," "presentifick circularity," struggle and sprawl within the narrow room of …

4. The combination with an electric appliance cord comprising a plurality of insulated conductors twisted together, of a circumvoluting coiler for coiling said cord and comprising a spring Anfractuously bent in each circumvolution and forming a core about which said insulated conductors are twisted

5. Circumlocution (also called periphrasis, circumduction, circumvolution, periphrase, or ambage [1]) is an ambiguous or roundabout figure of speech.In its most basic form, Circumlocution is using many words (such as "a tool used for cutting things such as paper and hair") to describe something for which a concise (and commonly known) expression exists ("scissors").