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单词 involuted
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involuted

[ in-vuh-loo-tid, in-vuh-loo-tid ]
/ ˈɪn vəˌlu tɪd, ˌɪn vəˈlu tɪd /
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adjective

curving or curling inward.
having an involved or complex nature.
having resumed its normal size, shape, or condition.

Origin of involuted

First recorded in 1810–20; involute + -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM involuted

sub·in·vo·lut·ed, adjectiveun·in·vo·lut·ed, adjective

Words nearby involuted

involucre, involucrum, involuntary, involuntary muscle, involute, involuted, involute gear, involute teeth, involution, involutional, involutional melancholia
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Example sentences from the Web for involuted

  • The involuted portion of the inner lip is shorter and differently shaped.

    The Beaked Whales of the Family Ziphidae|Frederick True
  • On each side the involuted corals flung their twisted arms in more curious and intricate folds.

    Cord and Creese|James de Mille
  • Celtic illuminations also have these distorted, involuted creatures.

    Sea and Sardinia|D. H. Lawrence
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