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单词 involute
释义

involute1/ʹinvəlooht/ adj

technical

said of e.g. a shell: curled spirally

said of e.g. a leaf: curled or curved inwards, esp at the edge

having the form of an involute

a gear with involute teeth

formal very intricate or complex; convoluted

involutely adv
[Latin involutus, past part. of involvere: see involve]

involute2noun

a curve traced by a point on a thread kept taut as it is unwound from another curve


involute3/invəʹlooht/ verb intrans

to become involute

in medicine, said of e.g. a part of the body: to return to a former condition

After pregnancy the uterus involutes

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