About The Word Involute
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Involute
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What's The Definition Of Involute?
[adj] (of some shells) closely coiled so that the axis is obscured
[adj] (botany) especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward Synonyms | Synonyms for Involute: coiled | rolled Related Terms | Find terms related to Involute: See Also | Involute In Webster's Dictionary \In"vo*lute\, Involuted \In"vo*lu`ted\, a. [L.
involutus, p. p. of involvere. See {Involve}.]
1. (Bot.) Rolled inward from the edges; -- said of leaves in
vernation, or of the petals of flowers in [ae]stivation.
--Gray.
2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Turned inward at the margin, as the exterior lip of
the Cyprea.
(b) Rolled inward spirally.
\In"vo*lute\, n. (Geom.) A curve traced by the end of a string wound upon another curve, or unwound from it; -- called also {evolvent}. See {Evolute}. |
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