involution

noun

in·vo·lu·tion ˌin-və-ˈlü-shən How to pronounce involution (audio)

a(1)

: the act or an instance of enfolding or entangling : involvement

(2)

: an involved grammatical construction usually characterized by the insertion of clauses between the subject and predicate

: complexity, intricacy

: exponentiation

: an inward curvature or penetration

: the formation of a gastrula by ingrowth of cells formed at the dorsal lip

: a shrinking or return to a former size

: the regressive alterations of a body or its parts characteristic of the aging process

skeletal involution due to loss of estrogens at menopause

involutional

ˌin-və-ˈlü-sh(ə-)nəl How to pronounce involution (audio)

adjective

Example Sentences

the involution of the thriller's plot made it hard to follow

Recent Examples on the Web China’s hyper-competitive schools and workplaces have given rise to movements like ‘lying flat’ and ‘involution,’ which symbolize young people’s growing rejection of its cutthroat systems.

Yvonne Lau, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2022 Lying flat and involution are not just online fodder, experts say; symptoms of passive resistance are popping up across Chinese society.

Grady Mcgregor, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2022 The opposite of evolution, a process of involution spirals in on itself, trapping its participants.

Yi-ling Liu, Wired, 9 Mar. 2021 Notice that this is an involution as = ∂. In addition, the only self-conjugate itinerary is a string of O’s.

Nicholas Diaco, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2018 The entire process is known as involution of the uterus.

Jennifer Hansen, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2010

Word History

Etymology

Middle English involucioun "wrapping of a bandage, twist or coil of an organ, anatomical fold or entanglement," borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French involucion "state of something rolled up on itself, confusion, complications hindering the prosecution of a lawsuit," borrowed from Medieval Latin involūtiōn-, involūtiō "twist or coil of an organ, covering, wrapping up, envelopment, complexity, obscurity," going back to Latin, "a spiral, screw," from involū-, variant stem of involvere "to move by rolling, roll back on itself, enclose in a covering, wrap up" (Medieval Latin, "to engage in an affair or occupation, implicate, ensnare") + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at involve

First Known Use

circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Medical Definition

involution

noun

in·vo·lu·tion ˌin-və-ˈlü-shən How to pronounce involution (audio)

: an inward curvature or penetration

: the formation of a gastrula by ingrowth of cells formed at the dorsal lip

: a shrinking or return to a former size

involution of the uterus after pregnancy

: the regressive alterations of a body or its parts characteristic of the aging process

specifically : decline marked by a decrease of bodily vigor and in women by menopause

单词	involution
释义	involution noun in·vo·lu·tion ˌin-və-ˈlü-shən 1 a(1) : the act or an instance of enfolding or entangling : involvement (2) : an involved grammatical construction usually characterized by the insertion of clauses between the subject and predicate b : complexity, intricacy 2 : exponentiation 3 a : an inward curvature or penetration b : the formation of a gastrula by ingrowth of cells formed at the dorsal lip 4 : a shrinking or return to a former size 5 : the regressive alterations of a body or its parts characteristic of the aging process skeletal involution due to loss of estrogens at menopause involutional ˌin-və-ˈlü-sh(ə-)nəl adjective Synonyms complexity complexness complicacy complicatedness complication elaborateness intricacy intricateness knottiness sophistication See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the involution of the thriller's plot made it hard to follow Recent Examples on the Web China’s hyper-competitive schools and workplaces have given rise to movements like ‘lying flat’ and ‘involution,’ which symbolize young people’s growing rejection of its cutthroat systems. Yvonne Lau, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2022 Lying flat and involution are not just online fodder, experts say; symptoms of passive resistance are popping up across Chinese society. Grady Mcgregor, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2022 The opposite of evolution, a process of involution spirals in on itself, trapping its participants. Yi-ling Liu, Wired, 9 Mar. 2021 Notice that this is an involution as = ∂. In addition, the only self-conjugate itinerary is a string of O’s. Nicholas Diaco, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2018 The entire process is known as involution of the uterus. Jennifer Hansen, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2010 Word History Etymology Middle English involucioun "wrapping of a bandage, twist or coil of an organ, anatomical fold or entanglement," borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French involucion "state of something rolled up on itself, confusion, complications hindering the prosecution of a lawsuit," borrowed from Medieval Latin involūtiōn-, involūtiō "twist or coil of an organ, covering, wrapping up, envelopment, complexity, obscurity," going back to Latin, "a spiral, screw," from involū-, variant stem of involvere "to move by rolling, roll back on itself, enclose in a covering, wrap up" (Medieval Latin, "to engage in an affair or occupation, implicate, ensnare") + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at involve First Known Use circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1) Medical Definition involution noun in·vo·lu·tion ˌin-və-ˈlü-shən 1 a : an inward curvature or penetration b : the formation of a gastrula by ingrowth of cells formed at the dorsal lip 2 : a shrinking or return to a former size involution of the uterus after pregnancy 3 : the regressive alterations of a body or its parts characteristic of the aging process specifically : decline marked by a decrease of bodily vigor and in women by menopause involution noun as in complexity the state or quality of having many interrelated parts or aspects the involution of the thriller's plot made it hard to follow Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance complexity complexness complicatedness sophistication intricacy complication elaborateness complicacy multifariousness incomprehensibility heterogeneity inexplicability knottiness intricateness impenetrability diversity heterogeneousness Antonyms & Near Antonyms simplification simplicity uniformity plainness homogeneity simpleness
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involution

noun

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Example Sentences

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