circumvolution
51circuit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Closed continuous path Nouns circuit, circumference, circle, compass; itinerary, excursion; cycle, loop, lap; perimeter, round, contour, outline; turn, curvet; circumnavigation, circumambulation; route,… …
52convolution — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Shape like a coil Nouns 1. convolution, winding; involution, circumvolution; wave, undulation, tortuosity, anfractuosity; intricacy; sinuosity, sinuation; meandering, circuit; twist, twirl, windings and… …
53turn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rotation, revolution; twirl, twist; deflection, diversion; coil, convulsion; change; crisis; aptitude, ability, skill; act, skit; spell, shift, tour, trick. v. revolve, rotate, pivot; reel; rebel,… …
54wheel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. disk, circle, roller; roulette or fortune s wheel; bike, bicycle; slang, VIP, big wheel, bigwig. See circularity, vehicle, importance. v. roll; trundle, cycle; rotate, revolve, spin, twirl; pivot,… …
55whirl — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. spin[ning], gyration, turn; flutter, tizzy, confusion; pirouette. v. spin, twirl, turn, rotate, revolve, gyre, gyrate; dance, pirouette. See rotation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Rapid rotating motion] Syn …
56circulation — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Motion around] Syn. rotation, current, flowing, passage; see flow , revolution 1 . 2. [Distribution] Syn. transmission, apportionment, dissemination; see distribution 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. 1. flow movement,… …
57gyration — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Circular movement around a point or about an axis: circuit, circulation, circumvolution, revolution, rotation, turn, wheel, whirl. See GEOMETRY, REPETITION …
58Convolution — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Complex curvature. < N PARAG:Convolution >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 winding winding &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 convolution convolution involution circumvolution Sgm: N 1 wave wave undulation tortuosity anfractu …
59Rotation — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Motion in a continued circle. < N PARAG:Rotation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 rotation rotation revolution gyration circulation roll Sgm: N 1 circumrotation circumrotation circumvolution circumgyration Sgm: N 1 volutation …
60helix — n. 1. Coil, circumvolution, spiral line. 2. Snail shell …
