Complex vs. Convoluted

Complexadjective

Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.

‘a complex being; a complex idea’;

Convolutedadjective

Having numerous overlapping coils or folds; convolute.

Complexadjective

Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.

Convolutedadjective

(figuratively) Complex, complicated, or intricate.

‘He gave a convoluted explanation that amounted to little more than a weak excuse for his absence.’;

Complexadjective

(mathematics) Of a number, of the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is a square root of −1.

‘complex function’;

Convolutedverb

simple past tense and past participle of convolute

Complexadjective

(geometry) A curve, polygon or other figure that crosses or intersects itself.

Convolutedadjective

Having convolutions.

‘beaks recurved and convoluted like a ram's horn.’;

Complexnoun

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Convolutedadjective

Folded in tortuous windings.

‘A highly convoluted brain.’;

Complexnoun

A network of interconnected systems.

‘military-industrial complex’;

Convolutedadjective

rolled or coiled together;

‘a convoluted shell’;

Complexnoun

A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.

Convolutedadjective

highly involved or intricate;

‘the Byzantine tax structure’; ‘convoluted legal language’; ‘convoluted reasoning’; ‘intricate needlework’; ‘an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology’; ‘the plot was too involved’; ‘a knotty problem’; ‘got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering’; ‘Oh, what a tangled web we weave’; ‘tortuous legal procedures’; ‘tortuous negotiations lasting for months’;

Complexnoun

An assemblage of related things; a collection.

Complexnoun

(psychology) A psychological dislike or fear of a particular thing.

‘Jim has a real complex about working for a woman boss.’;

Complexnoun

An organized cluster of thunderstorms.

Complexnoun

(chemistry) A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules.

Complexnoun

(math) A complex number.

Complexverb

To form a complex with another substance

Complexverb

(transitive) To complicate.

Complexadjective

Composed of two or more parts; composite; not simple; as, a complex being; a complex idea.

‘Ideas thus made up of several simple ones put together, I call complex; such as beauty, gratitude, a man, an army, the universe.’;

Complexadjective

Involving many parts; complicated; intricate.

‘When the actual motions of the heavens are calculated in the best possible way, the process is difficult and complex.’;

Complexnoun

Assemblage of related things; collection; complication.

‘This parable of the wedding supper comprehends in it the whole complex of all the blessings and privileges exhibited by the gospel.’;

Complexnoun

a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts;

‘the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town’;

Complexnoun

a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated

Complexnoun

(psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior

Complexnoun

a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures

Complexadjective

complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts;

‘a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody’; ‘a complex mass of diverse laws and customs’;