First Known Use: 1661
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1involute
adjective in·vo·lute \ˈin-və-ˌlüt\
Definition of INVOLUTE
1
a : 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>
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Origin of INVOLUTE
Latin involutus concealed, from past participle of involvere
Related to INVOLUTE
- Synonyms
- baroque, byzantine, complicate, complicated, convoluted, daedal, elaborate, intricate, complex, involved, knotty, labyrinthian, labyrinthine, sophisticated, tangled
- Antonyms
- noncomplex, noncomplicated, plain, simple, uncomplicated
Rhymes with INVOLUTE
absolute, Aleut, arrowroot, Asyût, attribute, autoroute, bandicoot, bathing suit, birthday suit, bitterroot, bodysuit, boilersuit, bumbershoot, business suit, comminute, constitute, contribute, convolute, destitute, disrepute, dissolute, execute, follow suit, gingerroot, hot pursuit, institute, kiwifruit, leisure suit, malamute, overshoot, parachute, passion fruit, persecute, point-and-shoot, prosecute, prostitute, qiviut, resolute, restitute, revolute, run-and-shoot, rural route, subacute, substitute, troubleshoot, undershoot
2involute
noun
Definition of INVOLUTE
: a curve traced by a point on a thread kept taut as it is unwound from another curve <involute of a circle>
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First Known Use of INVOLUTE
circa 1796
3involute
verb in·vo·lute \ˌin-və-ˈlüt\
in·vo·lut·edin·vo·lut·ing
Definition of INVOLUTE
intransitive verb
1
: to become involute
2
a : to return to a former condition b : to become cleared up : disappear
First Known Use of INVOLUTE
1816
Medical Dictionary
involute
intransitive verb in·vo·lute \ˌin-və-ˈlüt\
in·vo·lut·edin·vo·lut·ing
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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