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Definitions for: 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
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: coiled, rolled
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