Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /ˌkɒnvəˈl(j)uːtɪd/, /ˈkɒnvəl(j)uːtɪd/, /-vəʊ-/
- (GA) IPA: /ˌkɑnvəˈlutəd/, /ˈkɑnvəˌlutəd/, [-ɾəd]
convoluted
- (chiefly, anatomy, zoology) Having numerous overlapping#Adjective|overlapping coil#Noun|coils or fold#Noun|folds; convolute.
- Synonyms: meandrine, obvolute, torquated, tortuous
- Antonyms: unconvoluted
- 1904 January 29 – October 7, Joseph Conrad, chapter VII, in Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard, London; New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers […], published 1904, OCLC 8754239 ↗, part third (The Lighthouse), page 347 ↗:
- The great mass of cloud filling the head of the gulf had long red smears amongst its convoluted folds of grey and black, as of a floating mantle stained with blood.
- (figuratively) complex#Adjective|Complex, complicated#Adjective|complicated, or intricate.
- Synonyms: Thesaurus:complex
- Antonyms: unconvoluted
- He gave a convoluted explanation that amounted to little more than a weak excuse for his absence.
- French: convoluté, circonvolutif (biology)
- German: gewunden
- Italian: convoluto, accartocciato, appallottolato, spiegazzato
- Portuguese: convoluto
- Russian: изви́листый
- Spanish: convoluto
- French: alambiqué, compliqué, tortueux
- German: verschlungen, verwickelt
- Italian: complicato, contorto, intricato, involuto, labirintico, tortuoso
- Portuguese: complicado, enrolado, labiríntico
- Russian: изощрённый
- Spanish: convoluto, alambicado, complicado, enredado, enrevesado
- Simple past tense and past participle of convolute
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