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View synonyms for involute
involute
[ adjective noun in-vuh-loot; verb in-vuh-loot, in-vuh-loot ]
adjective
- intricate; complex.
- curled or curved inward or spirally.
- Botany. rolled inward from the edge, as a leaf.
- Zoology. (of shells) having the whorls closely wound.
noun
- Geometry. any curve of which a given curve is the evolute.
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
noun
- geometry the curve described by the free end of a thread as it is wound around another curve, the evolute, such that its normals are tangential to the evolute See also evolute
verb
- intr to become involute
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Derived Forms
- ˈinvoˌlutely, adverb
- ˌinvoˈlutedly, adverb
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Other Words From
- invo·lutely adverb
- sub·invo·lute adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of involute1
C17: from Latin involūtus, from involvere; see involve
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Example Sentences
These names are given to the curves because the end of a stretched thread unwound from the evolute will describe the involute.
From Project Gutenberg
In the Balm of Gilead, the leaf is involute, rolled towards the midrib on the upper face.
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The leaves are rolled towards the midrib on the upper face (involute).
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Involute teeth have the advantage that they roll on one another instead of sliding.
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Leaves involute, the throat usually bearded, and sheaths often enclosing the panicles.
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