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convolve

/kənˈvɑlv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
con-volve
IPA
/kənˈvɑlv/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To roll together, or one part on another

Transitive verb

verb

To form the convolution of something with something else

verb

To compute the convolution function

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Proto-Italic *wolwō Latin volvō Latin convolvōbor. English convolve Borrowed from Latin convolvere (“roll together”), from con- (“together”) + volvō (“roll”); see voluble, volute, and compare involve, evolve, revolve.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kənˈvɑlv/
  • British English: /kənˈvɒlv/

Usage

Inflected Forms

convolves (present, singular) convolving (participle, present) convolved (participle, past) convolved (past)

Derived Forms

convolvability convolvable convolver reconvolve unconvolved

Frequently Paired Words

convolute convoluted convolution

Synonyms

convolute

Antonyms

deconvolve

Rhymes With

solve involve resolve evolve dissolve revolve absolve devolve volve preresolve redissolve intervolve

Questions

How do you pronounce convolve?
The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈvɑlv/.
What does convolve mean?
To roll together, or one part on another
Where does convolve come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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