• (RP) IPA: /ˌkɒnvəˈl(j)uːtɪd/, /ˈkɒnvəl(j)uːtɪd/, /-vəʊ-/
• (GA) IPA: /ˌkɑnvəˈlutəd/, /ˈkɑnvəˌlutəd/, [-ɾəd]

convoluted

1. (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.

2. (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.

• convolve
• convolute
• convolution

• 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

1. Simple past tense and past participle of convolute