to be convoluted
1Convoluted — Con vo*lu ted, a. 1. Having convolutions. [1913 Webster] beaks recurved and convoluted like a ram s horn. Pennant. [1913 Webster] 2. Folded in tortuous windings. [1913 Webster] A highly convoluted brain. North Amer. Rev. [1913 Webster] …
2convoluted tubule — n 1) PROXIMAL CONVOLUTED TUBULE 2) DISTAL CONVOLUTED TUBULE * * * a channel that follows a tortuous course; see tubulus contortus distalis, tubulus contortus proximalis, and tubuli seminiferi contorti …
3convoluted — convoluted; un·convoluted; …
4convoluted — [kän′və lo͞ot΄id] adj. 1. having convolutions, as in the kidney s tubules; coiled; spiraled 2. extremely involved; intricate; complicated [a convoluted style] …
5Convoluted tubule — is the compound of a metanephridium which is wrapped with capillaries. The process of reabsorption occurs in this part of the metanephridium. References This annelid related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it …
6convoluted — index circuitous, complex, compound, difficult, inextricable, recondite, sinuous, tortuous (bending) …
7convoluted — (adj.) 1811, pp. adjective from verb convolute (1690s), from L. convolutus, pp. of convolvere (see CONVOLUTION (Cf. convolution)); or perhaps a back formation from convolution. French has convoluté (18c.), in form a pp. adjective, without the… …
8convoluted — [adj] complicated baffling, complex, confused, elaborate, impenetrable, intricate, involved, labyrinthine, perplexing, puzzling, serpentine, tangled, tortuous; concept 562 Ant. simple, straightforward …
9convoluted — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of an argument, statement, etc.) extremely complex. 2) intricately folded, twisted, or coiled. DERIVATIVES convolutedly adverb …
10convoluted — con|vo|lut|ed [ˈkɔnvəlu:tıd US ˈka:n ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of convolvere, from com ( COM ) + volvere to roll ] 1.) complicated and difficult to understand ▪ long paragraphs and convoluted sentences ▪ The… …
