circumvolution

  • 81round — [adj1] ball shaped; semicircular area annular, arced, arched, arciform, bent, bowed, bulbous, circular, coiled, curled, curved, curvilinear, cylindrical, discoid, disk shaped, domical, egg shaped, elliptical, globose, globular, looped, orbed,… …

    New thesaurus

  • 82turn — [n1] revolution, curving about face, angle, bend, bias, bow, branch, change, changeabout, circle, circuit, circulation, circumvolution, corner, curve, cycle, departure, detour, deviation, direction, drift, flection, flexure, fork, gyration, gyre …

    New thesaurus

  • 83wheel — [n] circle, revolution caster, circuit, circulation, circumvolution, cycle, disk, drum, gyration, gyre, hoop, pivot, pulley, ratchet, ring, roll, roller, rotation, round, spin, trolley, turn, twirl, whirl; concepts 436,464,502 wheel [v] turn,… …

    New thesaurus

  • 84whirl — [n1] spin, revolution circle, circuit, circulation, circumvolution, flurry, gyration, gyre, pirouette, reel, roll, rotation, round, surge, swirl, turn, twirl, twist, wheel, whir, whirlpool; concepts 152,738 whirl [n2] commotion, confusion ado*,… …

    New thesaurus

  • 85circumvolute —   v.t. twist; wind round.    ♦ circumvolution, n. revolution; fold; circumlocution.    ♦ circumvolutory, a …

    Dictionary of difficult words

  • 86circumvolve —   v.i. & t. revolve (round).    ♦ circumvolution, n …

    Dictionary of difficult words

  • 87circumvolve — verb cause to turn on an axis or center Rotate the handle • Syn: ↑rotate • Derivationally related forms: ↑circumvolution, ↑rotatory (for: ↑rotate), ↑rotation …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 88rotary motion — noun the act of rotating as if on an axis the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music • Syn: ↑rotation • Derivationally related forms: ↑rotate (for: ↑rotation) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

    Useful english dictionary