involuted
[ in-vuh-loo-tid, in-vuh-loo-tid ]
/ ˈɪn vəˌlu tɪd, ˌɪn vəˈlu tɪd /
adjective
curving or curling inward.
having an involved or complex nature.
having resumed its normal size, shape, or condition.
OTHER WORDS FROM involuted
sub·in·vo·lut·ed, adjective un·in·vo·lut·ed, adjectiveWords nearby involuted
Definition for involuted (2 of 2)
involute
[ adjective, noun in-vuh-loot; verb in-vuh-loot, in-vuh-loot ]
/ adjective, noun ˈɪn vəˌlut; verb ˌɪn vəˈlut, ˈɪn vəˌlut /
adjective
noun
Geometry.
any curve of which a given curve is the evolute.
verb (used without object), in·vo·lut·ed, in·vo·lut·ing.
to roll or curl up; become involute.
to return to a normal shape, size, or state.
Origin of involute
OTHER WORDS FROM involute
in·vo·lute·ly, adverb sub·in·vo·lute, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for involuted
The involuted portion of the inner lip is shorter and differently shaped.
The Beaked Whales of the Family Ziphidae |Frederick TrueOn each side the involuted corals flung their twisted arms in more curious and intricate folds.
Cord and Creese |James de MilleCeltic illuminations also have these distorted, involuted creatures.
Sea and Sardinia |D. H. Lawrence
British Dictionary definitions for involuted
involute
adjective (ˈɪnvəˌluːt) involuted
complex, intricate, or involved
botany
(esp of petals, leaves, etc, in bud) having margins that are rolled inwards
(of certain shells) closely coiled so that the axis is obscured
noun (ˈɪnvəˌluːt)
geometry
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
verb (ˌɪnvəˈluːt)
(intr)
to become involute
Derived forms of involute
involutely, adverb involutedly, adverbWord Origin for involute
C17: from Latin
involūtus, from
involvere; see
involve