Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CON-VO-LU'TION
CON'VO-LUTE, or CON'VO-LU-TEDCON-VOLVE
CON-VO-LU'TION, n. [L. convolutio.]
- The act of rolling or winding together, or one thing on another; the state of being rolled together.
- A winding or twisting; a winding motion; as, the convolution of certain vines; the convolution of an eddy. – Thomson.
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