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Convolution

02319 Con`vo*lu"tion (?), n. 1. The act of rolling anything upon itself, or one thing upon another; a winding motion.O'er the calm sea, in convolution swift,
The feathered eddy floats.
Thomson.2. The state of being rolled upon itself, or rolled or doubled together; a tortuous or sinuous winding or fold, as of something rolled or folded upon itself.Blackmore.3. (Anat.) An irregular, tortuous folding of an organ or part; as, the convolutions of the intestines; the cerebral convolutions. See Brain.
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