convolution
- noun
- /ˌkɒnvəˈluːʃən/
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enrollamiento
- The artist's sculpture featured a stunning convolution of metal and wood that captivated all the visitors.
- convolution kernel
- terms of convolution
- convolution type
Examples
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They'd built a series of dams, and the water there was so calm I could follow the convolution of clouds in its surface.
Fiction book (1998) -
If your spreadsheet can do a box filter, aka moving average, it can do a triangular filter merely by applying the box filter twice, since the convolution of a box with itself is a triangle.
Blog text (10) -
Humans worry about the convolutions and layered meanings of language, but I find them rich, abundant, and representative of another kind of infinity, one that could occupy me forever.
Fiction book (2001) -
Normalized images were smoothed by convolution with a 10-mm full width at half maximum Gaussian kernel to increase the signal-to-noise ratio.
Academic text (2018) -
Integro-differential equations with nonlocal terms of convolution type occur in various applications, such as mechanics of heterogeneous media, theory of viscoelasticity, thermal physics, kinetic theory of gases, etc.
Academic text (2018) -
As the climber navigated the mountain path, he admired the convolution of the twisting trails below.
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The convolution of vines created a beautiful and intricate pattern across the old stone wall.
Synonyms
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Turning something around to make a tight coil
A part of a computer model that finds patterns in images
Folding inward, as when petals close
Compounds
- Specialized
Part of the left front of the brain that controls the muscles used for speaking and helps make words
- Specialized
A part of the left front of the brain that helps you move your mouth to speak
How Twisted
Surface Forms
Morphology
convolution = convolve (opaque) = con + volv + tion
If a learner knows the verb 'convolve', the noun meaning is fairly recoverable through the common abstract noun suffix '-tion', though the stem change makes the link less obvious.
Etymology
Convolution comes from Latin parts con- 'together' and volvere 'to roll', like in revolve. Imagine vines or a rope 'rolled together' or twisted into coils. So, convolution means a coil or twist, or the state of being wound or folded.