convolution
/kɒn.vəˈluːʃ(ə)n/US/kɑn.vəˈluːʃ(ə)n/
convolution noun: a twist or fold.
Noun
convolution (countable and uncountable, plural convolutions)
- A twist or fold.
- Any of the folds on the surface of the brain.
- The shape of something rotating; a vortex.
- The state or condition of being convoluted.
- A mathematical operation on two functions that produces a third that expresses how the shape of one is modified by the other; the integral of the product of the two functions after one is reflected about the y-axis and shifted along the x-axis.
- The proper method in dealing with distribution functions and their convolutions (“Faltungen”) is the method of Fourier transforms, first applied systematically by Levy in his book on the calculus of probability.1934, Aurel Wintner
- Linear convolution is one of the most frequent computations carried out in digital signal processing (DSP).1997, Richard Tolimieri, Myoung An, Chao Lu, Algorithms for Discrete Fourier Transform and Convolution, 2nd edition, Springer, page 101
- A function which maps a tuple of sequences into a sequence of tuples.
- One 360° turn in a spring or similar helix.
convolution meaning in Tamil, Malayalam and Gujarati
convolution in Tamil
- சுருளல், சுருட்டை, சுருள், திணித்தல், மடக்கி திணித்தல், வளைச்சுற்று
convolution in Malayalam
- twist, turn, coil
- ചുരുട്ടൽ, മടക്ക്, പിരി, മറുപിരി, ചുറ്റ്, ഇഴ
- intricacy, complexity, complication
- സങ്കീർണ്ണാവസ്ഥ, ഗഹനത, ഗഹനത്വം, സങ്കീർണ്ണത, പ്രശ്നസങ്കീർണ്ണത, പിണച്ചിൽ
convolution in Gujarati
- convolution, contortion, twist
- આમળો āmḷō
Examples of convolution in a sentence
- Atrous convolution allows us to explicitly control the resolution.
- The GAN we look at in the next exercise is a vanilla GAN with convolution.
- I believe in that myself because it has been explained by competent men as the convolutions of the grey matter.
Forms of convolution
| plural | convolutions |
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Origin of convolution
Borrowed from Latin convolutus (“to roll together”), past participle of convolvere, from con- + volvere (“to roll”), with the suffix -tion. Equivalent to convolute + -ion. The mathematical sense is a semantic calque from Faltung.
Words formed from convolution
- autoconvolution
- convolutional
- convolutionless
- convolution theorem
- convolution transform
- deconvolution
- reconvolution
- Titchmarsh convolution theorem
Words that rhyme with convolution
- distribution
- resolution
- institution
- evolution
- involution
- ablution
- revolution
- execution
- solution
- absolution
- constitution
- devolution
26 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- dilution
- pollution
- restitution
- attribution
- circumlocution
- contribution
- destitution
- dissolution
- prosecution
- substitution
- diminution
- lilliputian
- prostitution
- Lucian
- robot revolution
- Rosicrucian
- Aleutian
- Confucian
- coresolution
- coupvolution
- Eeveelution
- elution
- nocturnal pollution
- persecution
- retribution
- robolution
Questions about convolution
- What does convolution mean?
- Convolution means a twist or fold.
- What is convolution in Tamil?
- Convolution in Tamil is சுருளல், சுருட்டை, சுருள். See Convolution meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is convolution?
- Convolution is a noun.
- How do you pronounce convolution?
- Convolution is pronounced /kɒn.vəˈluːʃ(ə)n/ (UK).
- What is the plural of convolution?
- The plural of convolution is convolutions.
Words near convolution in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: convolution (page history and authors); convolution (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); convolution (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); આમળો (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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