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Noun: circumvolution  ,sur-kum-vu'loo-shun
  1. The act of turning, winding or folding around a central axis
    "The circumvolution of the ribbon around the maypole was part of the traditional dance"

Derived forms: circumvolutions

Type of: rotary motion, rotation

Encyclopedia: Circumvolution