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con·volve

 (kən-vŏlv′)
v. con·volved, con·volv·ing, con·volves
v.tr.
To roll together; coil up.
v.intr.
To form convolutions.

[Latin convolvere : com-, com- + volvere, to roll; see wel- in Indo-European roots.]
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convolve

(kənˈvɒlv)
vb
to wind or roll together; coil; twist
[C16: from Latin convolvere; see convolute]
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con•volve

(kənˈvɒlv)

v.i., v.t. -volved, -volv•ing.
to roll or wind together; coil; twist.
[1590–1600; < Latin convolvere=con- con- + volvere to roll, turn, twist]
con•volve′ment, n.
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convolve


Past participle: convolved
Gerund: convolving

Imperative
convolve
convolve
Present
I convolve
you convolve
he/she/it convolves
we convolve
you convolve
they convolve
Preterite
I convolved
you convolved
he/she/it convolved
we convolved
you convolved
they convolved
Present Continuous
I am convolving
you are convolving
he/she/it is convolving
we are convolving
you are convolving
they are convolving
Present Perfect
I have convolved
you have convolved
he/she/it has convolved
we have convolved
you have convolved
they have convolved
Past Continuous
I was convolving
you were convolving
he/she/it was convolving
we were convolving
you were convolving
they were convolving
Past Perfect
I had convolved
you had convolved
he/she/it had convolved
we had convolved
you had convolved
they had convolved
Future
I will convolve
you will convolve
he/she/it will convolve
we will convolve
you will convolve
they will convolve
Future Perfect
I will have convolved
you will have convolved
he/she/it will have convolved
we will have convolved
you will have convolved
they will have convolved
Future Continuous
I will be convolving
you will be convolving
he/she/it will be convolving
we will be convolving
you will be convolving
they will be convolving
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been convolving
you have been convolving
he/she/it has been convolving
we have been convolving
you have been convolving
they have been convolving
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been convolving
you will have been convolving
he/she/it will have been convolving
we will have been convolving
you will have been convolving
they will have been convolving
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been convolving
you had been convolving
he/she/it had been convolving
we had been convolving
you had been convolving
they had been convolving
Conditional
I would convolve
you would convolve
he/she/it would convolve
we would convolve
you would convolve
they would convolve
Past Conditional
I would have convolved
you would have convolved
he/she/it would have convolved
we would have convolved
you would have convolved
they would have convolved
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.convolve - curl, wind, or twist together
twist, bend, deform, flex, turn - cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"
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The block convolves the input matrix with the Sobel, Prewitt, or Roberts kernel, and outputs two gradient components of the image, which are the result of this convolution operation.