单词	involute
释义	in·vo·lute I. \ˈinvəˌlüt also -vəlˌyüt; ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ adjective Etymology: Latin involutus involved, intricate, from past participle of involvere to wrap, envelop 1.  a.   (1) : curled spirally   (2) : having the whorls closely coiled    < involute shell >  b.   (1) : curled or curved inward   (2) : having the edges rolled over the upper surface toward the midrib    < an involute leaf >    — compare convolute, revolute 2. : involuted 3  < the possible moves … not only manifold, but involute — E.A.Poe > 3. : of or relating to an involute  < involute curve >  < involute gear cutter > • in·vo·lute·ly adverb II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun (-s) : a curve traced by any point of a perfectly flexible inextensible thread kept taut as it is wound upon or unwound from another curve — compare evolute [involute a, p, p, p, p traced by any point p of the thread t unwinding from curve c] III. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ intransitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) 1. : to curl inward : become involute  < the leaf margin involutes > 2.  a. : to return to a former condition   < after pregnancy the uterus involutes >  b. : to clear up : disappear   < the disease involutes without desquamation — Annals of New York Academy of Sciences >
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