CONVOLUTE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does convolute mean? 

• CONVOLUTE (adjective)
  The adjective CONVOLUTE has 1 sense:

1. rolled longitudinally upon itself

  Familiarity information: CONVOLUTE used as an adjective is very rare.

• CONVOLUTE (verb)
  The verb CONVOLUTE has 2 senses:

1. curl, wind, or twist together

2. practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive

  Familiarity information: CONVOLUTE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONVOLUTE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Rolled longitudinally upon itself

Synonyms:

convolute; convoluted

Context example:

a convolute petal

Similar:

coiled (curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals))

Domain category:

botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)

• CONVOLUTE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they convolute    ... he / she / it convolutes   
Past simple: convoluted   
Past participle: convoluted   
-ing form: convoluting   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Curl, wind, or twist together

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

convolute; convolve

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

bend; deform; flex; turn; twist (cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form)

Sentence frames:

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Derivation:

convolution (the action of coiling or twisting or winding together)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

convolute; pervert; sophisticate; twist; twist around

Context example:

Don't twist my words

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

denote; refer (have as a meaning)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

 Context examples 

Also, this agent prevents reabsorption of bicarbonate and sodium in the proximal convoluted tubule thereby producing a mild diuresis.

(Ethoxzolamide, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by deficient reabsorption of electrolytes in the distal convoluted tubules of the kidneys.

(Gitelman Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

A cluster of convoluted capillaries beginning at each nephric tubule in the kidney and held together by connective tissue.

(Glomerulus, NCI Thesaurus)

A nephron in which the renal corpuscle is in close proximity to the renal medulla while the proximal convoluted tubule and loop of Henle are located much deeper in the kidney.

(Juxtamedullary Nephron, NCI Thesaurus)

This unusually large variation in brightness means that the object is highly elongated: about ten times as long as it is wide, with a complex, convoluted shape.

(ESO Observations Show First Interstellar Asteroid is Like Nothing Seen Before, ESO)

A convoluted tube connecting the efferent ductules of the testicle to the vas deferens.

(Duct of the Epididymis, NCI Thesaurus)

The final section of a renal tubule in the nephron between the distal convoluted tubule and the ureter comprising of principal and intercalated cells.

(Collecting Tube, NCI Thesaurus)

Chlorazanil appears to prevent the absorption of sodium and chloride in the distal convoluted tubule.

(Chlorazanil, NCI Thesaurus)

Clofenamide inhibits CA, thereby preventing sodium, bicarbonate and thus water reabsorption in the proximal convoluted tubule resulting in diuresis.

(Clofenamide, NCI Thesaurus)

Disulfamide inhibits CA, thereby preventing sodium, bicarbonate and thus water reabsorption in the proximal convoluted tubule resulting in diuresis.

(Disulfamide, NCI Thesaurus)