1. A winding or coiling motion; the act of turning or twisting around something in a circular or spiral path.
2. A convolution or fold, especially one of the ridges on the surface of the brain.
Usage: anatomy
3. A roundabout or indirect way of expressing something; a complex or convoluted statement or argument.

Examples

• The circumvolutions of the river made the journey much longer than expected.
• The brain's circumvolutions increase its surface area and processing capacity.
• She explained the concept through a series of circumvolutions that confused rather than clarified.
• The circumvolutions of the spiral staircase created a dizzying effect.
• His writing was full of unnecessary circumvolutions that obscured his main point.
• The circumvolutions of the DNA helix are essential to its structure.
• The lawyer's circumvolutions in the contract made it difficult to understand the terms.