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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•vo•lut•ed (in′və lo̅o̅′tid, in′və lo̅o̅′tid),USA pronunciation adj. - curving or curling inward.
- having an involved or complex nature.
- having resumed its normal size, shape, or condition.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•vo•lute (adj., n. in′və lo̅o̅t′;v. in′və lo̅o̅t′, in′və lo̅o̅t′),USA pronunciation adj., n., v., -lut•ed, -lut•ing. adj. - intricate;
complex. - curled or curved inward or spirally.
- Biology[Bot.]rolled inward from the edge, as a leaf.
- Zoology(of shells) having the whorls closely wound.
n. - Mathematics[Geom.]any curve of which a given curve is the evolute.
v.i. - to roll or curl up;
become involute. - to return to a normal shape, size, or state.
- Latin involūtus (past participle of involvere to roll up, wrap, cover), equivalent. to in- in-2 + volū- (variant stem of volvere to roll) + -tus past participle suffix; compare involve
- 1655–65
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: involute adj /ˈɪnvəˌluːt/involuted - complex, intricate, or involved
- (esp of petals, leaves, etc, in bud) having margins that are rolled inwards
- (of certain shells) closely coiled so that the axis is obscured
n /ˈɪnvəˌluːt/- 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
vb /ˌɪnvəˈluːt/- (intransitive) to become involute
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin involūtus, from involvere; see involveˈinvoˌlutely adv ˌinvoˈlutedly adv |