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    involute
    /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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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › involuteInvolute Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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…

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › involuteINVOLUTE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Involute definition: intricate; complex.. See examples of INVOLUTE used in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishinvolute collocation | meaning and examples of use - Cambridge...

    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.

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › InvoluteInvolute - Wikipedia

    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.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINVOLUTE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › involuteInvolute - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    /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.

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › involuteinvolute - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Apr 5, 2024 · involute ( comparative more involute, superlative most involute) ( formal) Difficult to understand; complicated . 1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy: These vulgar, pleasure-seeking people, so frank and clamorous, were too uninhibited for his shielded and involuted life.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › involuteInvolute Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    (formal) Difficult to understand; complicated. Wiktionary. Synonyms: rolled. involved. intricate. elaborate. daedalian. tangled. labyrinthine.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › involute_adjinvolute, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English...

    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the word involute mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word involute. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. involute has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

  11. www.thefreedictionary.com › involuteInvolute - definition of involute by The Free Dictionary

    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.