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Definitions for Involute
[1] intricate; complex.
[2] curled or curved inward or spirally.
[3] Botany . rolled inward from the edge, as a leaf.
[4] Zoology . (of shells) having the whorls closely wound.
[5] Geometry . any curve of which a given curve is the evolute.
[6] to roll or curl up; become involute.
[7] to return to a normal shape, size, or state.
[8] complex, intricate, or involved
[9] botany (esp of petals, leaves, etc, in bud) having margins that are rolled inwards
[10] (of certain shells) closely coiled so that the axis is obscured
[11] geometry the curve described by the free end of a thread as it is wound around another curve, the evolute, such that its normals are tangential to the evolute See also evolute
[12] (intr) to become involute
Words related to Involute
byzantine, circuitous, complicated, composite, compound, confused, conglomerate, convoluted, elaborate, heterogeneous, intricate, involved, knotty, labyrinthine, manifold, miscellaneous, mixed, mixed-up, mosaic, motley
Words nearby Involute
involucrate, involucre, involucrum, involuntary, involuntary muscle, involute, involute gear, involute teeth, involuted, involution, involutional
Origin of Involute
1655–65; < Latin involūtus (past participle of involvere to roll up, wrap, cover), equivalent to in- in-2 + volū- (variant stem of volvere to roll) + -tus past participle suffix; cf. involve
Other words from Involute
in·vo·lute·ly , adverb
sub·in·vo·lute , adjective
Word origin for Involute
C17: from Latin involūtus, from involvere; see involve
Synonyms for Involute
Daedalian, byzantine, circuitous, complicated, composite, compound, compounded, confused, conglomerate, convoluted, daedal, elaborate, entangled, heterogeneous, intricate, involved, knotty, labyrinthine, manifold, mingled, miscellaneous, mixed, mixed-up, mosaic, motley, multifarious, multiform, multiple, multiplex, tangled, tortuous, variegated