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1. (adj.) involute
intricate; complex.
2. involute
curled or curved inward or spirally:
a gear with involute teeth.
3. involute
rolled inward from the edge, as a leaf.
4. involute
(of shells) having the whorls closely wound.
5. (n.) involute
Geom. any curve of which a given curve is the evolute.
6. (v.i.) involute
to become involute.
7. involute
to return to a normal shape, size, or state.
Etymology: (1655–65; < L involūtus, ptp. of involvere; see involve)
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| Definition of 'involute' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) involute, rolled
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
2. (adj) involute
(of some shells) closely coiled so that the axis is obscured
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) involute
alt. of Involuted
2. (noun) involute
a curve traced by the end of a string wound upon another curve, or unwound from it; -- called also evolvent. See Evolute
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