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- [adjective, noun in-vuh-loot; verb in-vuh-loot, in-vuh-loot]
- /adjective, noun ˈɪn vəˌlut; verb ˌɪn vəˈlut, ˈɪn vəˌlut/
- /ˈɪnvəluːt/
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- [adjective, noun in-vuh-loot; verb in-vuh-loot, in-vuh-loot]
- /adjective, noun ˈɪn vəˌlut; verb ˌɪn vəˈlut, ˈɪn vəˌlut/
Definitions of involute word
- adjective involute intricate; complex. 1
- adjective involute curled or curved inward or spirally. 1
- adjective involute Botany. rolled inward from the edge, as a leaf. 1
- adjective involute Zoology. (of shells) having the whorls closely wound. 1
- noun involute Geometry. any curve of which a given curve is the evolute. 1
- verb without object involute to roll or curl up; become involute. 1
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Origin of involute
First appearance:
before 1655 One of the 46% oldest English words
1655-65; < Latin involūtus (past participle of involvere to roll up, wrap, cover), equivalent to in- in-2 + volū- (variant stem of volvere to roll) + -tus past participle suffix; cf. involve
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Parts of speech for Involute
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involute popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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involute usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for involute
adj involute
- byzantine — Byzantine means related to or connected with the Byzantine Empire.
- circuitous — A circuitous route is long and complicated rather than simple and direct.
- complicated — If you say that something is complicated, you mean it has so many parts or aspects that it is difficult to understand or deal with.
- composite — A composite object or item is made up of several different things, parts, or substances.
- compound — A compound is an enclosed area of land that is used for a particular purpose.
adjective involute
- complex — Something that is complex has many different parts, and is therefore often difficult to understand.
- compounded — If something is compounded of different things, it is a mixture of those things.
- elaboration — The act or process of producing or refining with labor; improvement by successive operations; refinement.
- entangled — Simple past tense and past participle of entangle.
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