involute /inˈvl-loot or -lūt/ adjective- Involved
- Rolled inward at the margins (botany)
- Turned inward
- Closely rolled
- (of gear teeth) having the profile of an involute curve
noun- That which is involved or rolled inward
- A curve traced by the end of a string unwinding itself from another curve (the evolute)
transitive verb and intransitive verb /in-və-lootˈ or -lūtˈ/ To make or become involute ORIGIN: Ety as for involve inˈvoluted adjective |