circumvolution

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1. n. The act of rolling round; the state of being rolled. Source: opted
2. n. A thing rolled round another. Source: opted
3. n. A roundabout procedure; a circumlocution. Source: opted
4. n. the act of turning or winding or folding around a central axis Source: wordnet
5. 1. The act of rolling round; the state of being rolled. 2. A thing rolled round another. Arbuthnot. 3. A roundabout procedure; a circumlocution. He had neither time nor temper for sentimental circumvolutions. Beaconsfield. Source: webster
6. n. the act of turning or winding or folding around a central axis Source: ecdict

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