ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Involute

Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective

Meaning

(formal) Difficult to understand; complicated..

Definitions by Sense

(formal) Difficult to understand; complicated.
(botany) Having the edges rolled with the adaxial side outward.
(biology, of shells) Having a complex pattern of coils in which younger whorls only partly surround older ones.
(biology) Turned inward at the margin, like the exterior lip of the shells of species in genus Cypraea.
(biology) Rolled inward spirally.
To roll or curl inwards.
(geometry) A curve that cuts all tangents of another curve at right angles; traced by a point on a string that unwinds from a curved object.

Example Sentences

These vulgar, pleasure-seeking people, so frank and clamorous, were too uninhibited for his shielded and involuted life.

Furthermore, the free anterior margin of the lobule is arched toward the lobe and is often involute[…]

Word Forms

more involute
most involute
involuted
involutes
involuting

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Use involute when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does involute mean?

Involute means (formal) Difficult to understand; complicated..

What is a synonym for involute?

Common synonyms include evolvent, coiled, rolled.

What is the opposite of involute?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use involute in a sentence?

These vulgar, pleasure-seeking people, so frank and clamorous, were too uninhibited for his shielded and involuted life.

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Definitions by Sense

(formal) Difficult to understand; complicated.

(botany) Having the edges rolled with the adaxial side outward.

(biology, of shells) Having a complex pattern of coils in which younger whorls only partly surround older ones.

(biology) Turned inward at the margin, like the exterior lip of the shells of species in genus Cypraea.

(biology) Rolled inward spirally.

To roll or curl inwards.

(geometry) A curve that cuts all tangents of another curve at right angles; traced by a point on a string that unwinds from a curved object.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does involute mean?

Involute means (formal) Difficult to understand; complicated..

What is a synonym for involute?

Common synonyms include evolvent, coiled, rolled.

What is the opposite of involute?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use involute in a sentence?

These vulgar, pleasure-seeking people, so frank and clamorous, were too uninhibited for his shielded and involuted life.

Sources & Attribution

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.