Definition of Involute
In´vo`lute
a.
1.
(Bot.)
Rolled
inward
from
the
edges
; -
said
of
leaves
in
vernation
,
or
of
the
petals
of
flowers
in
æstivation.
2.
(Zool.)
Turned
inward
at
the
margin
,
as
the
exterior
lip
of
the
Cyprea
.
n.
1.
(Geom.)
A
curve
traced
by
the
end
of
a
string
wound
upon
another
curve
,
or
unwound
from
it
; -
called
also
evolvent
.
See
Evolute
.
Related Words
botany
,
coiled
,
phytology
,
rolled
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