involute
involute
Definition
in·vo·lute (in′və lo̵̅o̅t′)
adjective
- intricate; involved
- rolled up or curled in a spiral; having whorls wound closely around the axis involute shells
- Bot. rolled inward at the edges involute leaves
Etymology: L involutus, pp. of involvere, involve
noun
Math.
- the curve traced by any point of a taut string when it is wound upon or unwound from a fixed curve on the same plane with it
- the locus of any fixed point on a moving tangent which rolls, but does not slide on a curve: correlative to evolute
intransitive verb -·lut′ed, -·lut′·ing
to become involute or undergo involution
involute
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
Browse dictionary entries near involute
- involuntary manslaughter
- involuntary confession
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- involucrate
- involucel
- invoke
- invoice
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- involved
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- invulnerability
- invulnerable
- inward
- inwardly
- inwardness
- inwards
