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Involute   Listen
noun
Involute  n.  (Geom.) A curve traced by the end of a string wound upon another curve, or unwound from it; called also evolvent. See Evolute.


adjective
Involuted, Involute  adj.  
1.
(Bot.) Rolled inward from the edges; said of leaves in vernation, or of the petals of flowers in aestivation.
2.
(Zool.)
(a)
Turned inward at the margin, as the exterior lip of the Cyprea.
(b)
Rolled inward spirally.





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"Involute" Quotes from Famous Books



... CONSTRUCTION OF TOOTHED GEAR.—Involute, cycloid, and epicyloid. Involute. Cycloid External epicycloid, described by a circle rolling about a fixed circle inside of it. Internal epicycloid. Delineation of a lack and pinion in gear. Gearing of a worm with a worm wheel. Cylindrical or Spur Gearing. Practical delineation of a couple ...
— Scientific American, Vol.22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 • Various


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