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- Dictionaryinvoluted/ˈɪnvəl(j)uːtɪd/
adjective
- 1. complicated or abstruse: "his involuted prose"
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a. : curled spirally. b (1) : curled or curved inward. (2) : having the edges rolled over the upper surface toward the midrib. an involute leaf. c. : having the form of an involute. a gear with involute teeth. 2. : involved, intricate. involute. 2 of 3. noun. : a curve traced by a point on a thread kept taut as it is unwound from another curve.
1. curving or curling inward. 2. having an involved or complex nature. 3. having resumed its normal size, shape, or condition. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin.
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.
There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective involuted. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
1. Intricate; complex. 2. a. Botany Having the margins rolled inward. b. Zoology Having whorls that enclose and obscure earlier whorls. Used of a gastropod shell. intr.v. in·vo·lut·ed, in·vo·lut·ing, in·vo·lutes. To curl inward. n. The curve traced by a point as if it were on a taut string being unwound from another curve.
/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.
Involuted definition: curving or curling inward.. See examples of INVOLUTED used in a sentence.
verb (used without object) , in·vo·lut·ed, in·vo·lut·ing. to roll or curl up; become involute. to return to a normal shape, size, or state. involute. adjective. complex, intricate, or involved. botany (esp of petals, leaves, etc, in bud) having margins that are rolled inwards. (of certain shells) closely coiled so that the axis is obscured.
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. shells and shellfish (mid 1600s) plants (mid 1700s) geometry (late 1700s)
(formal) Difficult to understand; complicated. Wiktionary. Synonyms: rolled. involved. intricate. elaborate. daedalian. tangled. labyrinthine.
