Synonyms for convolution
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A twist or fold.
Related words
- Word family
- convolve convolute convoluted
Forms
- Plural
- convolutions → vortexes, twistings, swirls, whirls…
Example sentences
- vortex The domineering man pulls everyone into his vortex.
- swirl Adriano felt the wind swirl around him.
- whirl The whirl uprooted trees and tore roofs from homes, Dykema said.
- zip Can you tell me what the zip code is for New York?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| convolution | rising | |
| vortex | steady | |
| swirl | rising | |
| whirl | rising | |
| zip | rising | |
| involution | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- zip1
- 5 letters
- swirl1, whirl1, gyrus
- 6 letters
- vortex2
- 7 letters
- winding2
- 8 letters
- twisting2
- 10 letters
- involution
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vortex2 = 2 syllables).