CIRCUMVOLUTE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does circumvolute mean? 

• CIRCUMVOLUTE (verb)
  The verb CIRCUMVOLUTE has 1 sense:

1. wind or turn in volutions, especially in an inward spiral, as of snail

  Familiarity information: CIRCUMVOLUTE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CIRCUMVOLUTE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Wind or turn in volutions, especially in an inward spiral, as of snail

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "circumvolute" is one way to...):

curve; twist; wind (extend in curves and turns)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP