1. a twist, coil, or fold in something
2. something that is very complicated and difficult to understand
3. a ridge or fold on the surface of the brain
Usage: anatomy

Examples

• The convolutions of the snake’s body made it hard to see where it began and ended.
• The legal document was full of convolutions that confused everyone.
• She struggled to follow the convolutions of his argument.
• The convolutions of the brain’s surface increase its area.
• The rope lay in convolutions on the deck.
• The plot’s many convolutions made the movie difficult to follow.
• Brain convolutions develop as the fetus grows.