involute

Definitions


[ˈɪnvəl(j)uːt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- involved or intricate
(e.g: the art novel has grown increasingly involute)

- curled spirally


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Origin:
mid 17th century: from Latin involutus, past participle of involvere (see involve)


[ˈɪnvəl(j)uːt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the locus of a point considered as the end of a taut string being unwound from a given curve in the plane of that curve


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Origin:
mid 17th century: from Latin involutus, past participle of involvere (see involve)




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