convoluted
/ˌkɑnvəˈlutəd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.05 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Complex, complicated, or intricate.
verb
simple past and past participle of convolute
Example Sentences
- "[B]y the means of theſe hooks, and Spikes it [a tapeworm in the intestines] might faſten it ſelf, and ſo prevent it's too eaſy ejection out of the body. For it being ſo very long, and large too, and it's body in many places winding, and convoluted, the deſcent of the fæces upon all occaſions would be apt to carry it out with them; had it not this hold, [...]"
- "The figure [of the constellation Anguilla] is that of the common eel in that convoluted ſtate in which it is uſually ſeen when in motion."
- "Petals five, generally reflected, the three exterior ovate, hollowed; the two interior longer and convoluted."
- "Among the various fossil shells which abound in the secondary beds, and which are not known in a recent state, one of the most remarkable and numerous is the Genus Ammonites, commonly called Cornu Ammonis from its resemblance to the convoluted horn generally represented on the head of Jupiter Ammon in mythological history. [...] This Genus, which consists of discoid, convoluted, chambered shells with contiguous volutions, the margins of whose septa are lobated and sinuous, and whose siphunculus is dorsal, is very nearly related to Nautilus, [...]"
- "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."
- "Closer examination, however, begins to reveal the brain as having a much more intricate structure and sophisticated organization [...]. The large convoluted (and most porridge-like) portion on top is referred to as the cerebrum."
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 convolvō Latin convolūtusbor. English convolute English -ed English convoluted From convolute + -ed.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌkɑnvəˈlutəd/
- British English: /ˌkɒnvəˈl(j)uːtɪd/
Inflected Forms
more convoluted (comparative)
most convoluted (superlative)