Definition of Circumvolutions

1. circumvolution [n] - See also: circumvolution

Lexicographical Neighbors of Circumvolutions

circumventions
circumventive
circumventor
circumventricular
circumventricular organs
circumvents
circumvest
circumvested
circumvesting
circumvests
circumvolant
circumvolation
circumvolations
circumvolute
circumvolution
circumvolutions (current term)
circumvolve
circumvolved
circumvolves
circumvolving
circumzenithal
circumzygomatic fixation
circus
circus acrobat
circus movement
circus rhythm
circus ring
circus tent
circuses
circusiana

Literary usage of Circumvolutions

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Essay on the Application of Natural History to Poetry by John Aikin (1777)
"round, and when he perceives an ani,- " mal within reach, he darts upon it " by means of the circumvolutions of " his tail, which have the fame effect " as ..."

2. Transactions by Michigan State Medical Society (1879)
"Of the 12 cases with circumvolutions, in 8, or 66 per cent, the second stage exceeded one hour; while of the 25 cases in which this condition did not exist ..."

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