INVOLUTE
\ɪnvˈɒluːt], \ɪnvˈɒluːt], \ɪ_n_v_ˈɒ_l_uː_t]\
Definitions of INVOLUTE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A curve traced by the end of a string wound upon another curve, or unwound from it; - called also evolvent. See Evolute.
By Oddity Software
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A curve traced by the end of a string wound upon another curve, or unwound from it; - called also evolvent. See Evolute.
By Noah Webster.
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That which is involved or rolled inward: a curve traced by the end of a string unwinding itself from another curve.
By Daniel Lyons
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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In geom., the curve traced by any point of a string, when unwrapped under tension from a given curve.
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In bot., rolled spirally inwards, as leaves.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
