CIRCUMVOLUTION
circumvolution
(noun) the act of turning or winding or folding around a central axis
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
circumvolution (countable and uncountable, plural circumvolutions)
The act of revolution, rotation or gyration around an axis.
Anything winding or sinuous.
Source: Wiktionary
Cir`cum*vo*lu"tion, n. Etym: [See Circumvolve.]
1. The act of rolling round; the state of being rolled.
2. A thing rolled round another. Arbuthnot.
3. A roundabout procedure; a circumlocution.
He had neither time nor temper for sentimental circumvolutions.
Beaconsfield.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition