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involute

adjective
in路​vo路​lute | \ 藞in-v蓹-藢l眉t How to pronounce involute (audio) \

Definition of involute

 (Entry 1 of 3)

1a : curled spirally
b(1) : curled or curved inward
(2) : having the edges rolled over the upper surface toward the midrib an involute leaf
c : having the form of an involute a gear with involute teeth
2 : involved, intricate

involute

noun

Definition of involute (Entry 2 of 3)

: a curve traced by a point on a thread kept taut as it is unwound from another curve involute of a circle

involute

verb
in路​vo路​lute | \ 藢in-v蓹-藞l眉t How to pronounce involute (audio) \
involuted; involuting

Definition of involute (Entry 3 of 3)

intransitive verb

1 : to become involute
2a : to return to a former condition
b : to become cleared up : disappear

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Noun

involute a, p, p, p, p traced by any point p of the thread t unwinding from curve c

In the meaning defined above

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Examples of involute in a Sentence

Adjective

 the novel's deliberately involute plot is intended as a brainteaser for readers the chambered nautilus is readily identified by its involute seashell

First Known Use of involute

Adjective

1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

circa 1796, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1816, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for involute

Adjective

Latin involutus concealed, from past participle of involvere

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involute

intransitive verb
in路​vo路​lute | \ 藢in-v蓹-藞l眉t How to pronounce involute (audio) \
involuted; involuting

Medical Definition of involute

1 : to return to a former condition after pregnancy the uterus involutes
2 : to become cleared up the disease involutes without desquammation — Annals of New York Academy of Sciences

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