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- Dictionaryinvolute/ˈɪnvəl(j)uːt/
adjective
- 1. involved or intricate: formal "the art novel has grown increasingly involute"
- 2. curled spirally. technical
noun
- 1. the locus of a point considered as the end of a taut string being unwound from a given curve in the plane of that curve.
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The meaning of INVOLUTE is curled spirally. How to use involute in a sentence. curled spirally; curled or curved inward; having the edges rolled over the upper surface toward the midrib…
In mathematics, an involute (also known as an evolvent) is a particular type of curve that is dependent on another shape or curve. An involute of a curve is the locus of a point on a piece of taut string as the string is either unwrapped from or wrapped around the curve.
Involute definition: intricate; complex.. See examples of INVOLUTE used in a sentence.
1. complex, intricate, or involved. 2. botany. (esp of petals, leaves, etc, in bud) having margins that are rolled inwards. 3. (of certain shells) closely coiled so that the axis is obscured. noun (ˈɪnvəˌluːt ) 4. geometry.
/ˌɪnvəˈlut/ IPA guide. Definitions of involute. adjective. especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward. synonyms: rolled. coiled. curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals) adjective. (of some shells) closely coiled so that the axis is obscured. synonyms: coiled.
Wikipedia. If the center pole has a circular cross-section, then the curve is an involute of a circle. From. Wikipedia. Its shell is involute, smooth and rather compressed, with the outer whorl strongly embracing the inner whorls.
in•vo•lute. (adj., n. ˈɪn vəˌlut; v. ˌɪn vəˈlut) adj., n., v. -lut•ed, -lut•ing. adj. 1. intricate; complex. 2. curled or curved inward or spirally: a gear with involute teeth. 3. rolled inward from the edge, as a leaf. 4. (of shells) having the whorls closely wound.
