Definition of involute
English to English adjective - Rolled inward from the edges; -- said of leaves in vernation, or of the petals of flowers in æstivation.
source: Webster 1913 noun - A curve traced by the end of a string wound upon another curve, or unwound from it; -- called also evolvent. See Evolute.
source: Webster 1913 adjective satellite - especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
source: WordNet 3.0 - (of some shells) closely coiled so that the axis is obscured
source: WordNet 3.0
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involute, invalued, infoliate, invalidated, inflated, invalide, infold, invalidity, inbuilt, implate, inhability, infelt, inaffability, implied, immovability, implode, infield, implead, imploded, ineffability
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