convolution
French, noun/kɔ̃.vɔ.ly.sjɔ̃/
convolution is a French feminine noun meaning “convolution” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de convoluter, enroulement ensemble depuis un sommet, en papillote”.
What does convolution mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineconvolution
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de convoluter, enroulement ensemble depuis un sommet, en papillote. 2. Opération qui consiste en la combinaison de deux fonctions. 3. Type de réseau de neurones artificiels acycliques, dans lequel le motif de connexion entre les neurones est inspiré par le cortex visuel des animaux.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of convolution
- convolutions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce convolution?
- /kɔ̃.vɔ.ly.sjɔ̃/
- \kɔ̃.vo.ly.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to convolution
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is convolution in French?
convolution appears about once in every 15 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).