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involute
(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
Origin: 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 involuted, involuting
to become involute or undergo involution
See involute in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
- Intricate; complex.
- Botany a. Having the margins rolled inward.b. Having whorls that obscure the axis or other volutions, as the shell of a cowrie.
- To curl inward.
- To return to a normal or former condition.
The curve traced by a point on a taut, inextensible string as it unwinds from another curve.
Origin:
Origin: Latin involūtus
Origin: , past participle of involvere, to enwrap; see involve
.Related Forms:
- inˈvo·luteˌly adverb
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involute
x=r cosΘ + rΘ sinΘ
y=r sinΘ - rΘ cosΘ
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