convolve

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
21
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/kənˈvɒlv/
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/kənˈvɒlv/ · /kənˈvɑlv/ · /kənˈvɔlv/

Definition of convolve

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To roll together, or one part on another
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verb

  1. (transitive)To roll together, or one part on another
  2. To form the convolution of something with something else
  3. To compute the convolution function

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Proto-Italic *wolwō Latin volvō Latin convolvōbor. English convolve Borrowed from Latin convolvere (“roll together”), from con- (“together”) + volvō (“roll”); see voluble, volute, and compare involve, evolve, revolve.

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