involute
pronunciation
How to pronounce involute in British English:
UK ['ɪnvəlju:t]
How to pronounce involute in American English:
US ['ɪnvəˌljut]
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- Adjective:
- especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
- (of some shells) closely coiled so that the axis is obscured
Word Origin
- involute (adj.)
- early 15c., from Latin involutus "rolled up, intricate, obscure," past participle of involvere (see involve).
Example
- 1. The design features of cold rolling geers for small module involute spline shafts .
- 2. Corolla lobe margin usually narrowly involute , valvate or induplicate .
- 3. Invisible economic problem makes this multifarious already countryman economy reachs industrial structure more hasten is involute , violated the economic order with normal country badly , bring difficulty to economic management .
- 4. The analysis of inflow flow pulsation is completed for roots blowers with involute leaf shape .
- 5. Curled inward ; coiled or involute .