Definition of Convolve

1. Verb. Curl, wind, or twist together.

Exact synonyms: Convolute
Generic synonyms: Bend, Deform, Flex, Turn, Twist
Derivative terms: Convolution, Convolution

Definition of Convolve

1. v. t. To roll or wind together; to roll or twist one part on another.

Definition of Convolve

1. Verb. (mathematics) To form the convolution of something with something else ¹

2. Verb. (computing) To compute the convolution function ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Convolve

1. to roll together [v -VOLVED, -VOLVING, -VOLVES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Convolve

convolute
convoluted
convoluted bone
convoluted gland
convoluted part of kidney lobule
convoluted tubule of kidney
convolutes
convoluting
convolution
convolution of Broca
convolutional
convolutionless
convolutions
convolutive
convolve (current term)
convolved
convolves
convolving
convolvulaceous
convolvuli
convolvulin
convolvulus
convolvuluses
convos
convoy
convoyed
convoying
convoys
convulsant

Literary usage of Convolve

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

1. The Rhyming Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Whole Language by John Walker (1902)
"To wreath To curl ; twist, convolve, va Hath Third person singular of to have i"lh A part of a county, a. After-math The second crop, s. ,. ..."

2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"Herbage light green, without trace of bloom: Ivs. with a more fibrous and less fleshy LHB CONVOLVULUS (Latin, convolve, to entwine). ..."

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