Crossword clues for circumvolution
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Circumvolution \Cir`cum*vo*lu"tion\, n. [See Circumvolve.]
The act of rolling round; the state of being rolled.
A thing rolled round another.
--Arbuthnot.-
A roundabout procedure; a circumlocution.
He had neither time nor temper for sentimental circumvolutions.
--Beaconsfield.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-15c., noun of action from past participle stem of Latin circumvolvere "to revolve through, to roll around" (see circumvolve).
Wiktionary
n. revolution, rotation or gyration around an axis
WordNet
n. the act of turning or winding or folding around a central axis
Usage examples of "circumvolution".
Dual jet engines and circumvolution stabilizers made them nearly as safe as mini jets.
And therefore to set Seeds in that posture, wherein the Leaf and Roots may shoot right without contortion, or forced circumvolution, which might render them strongly rooted, and straighter, were a Criticisme in Agriculture.