What does "involute" mean?
Involute: (Zoöl.) (a) Turned inward at the margin, as the exterior lip of the Cyprea. (b) Rolled inward spirally.
Additional senses
- 2.A curve traced by the end of a string wound upon another curve, or unwound from it; -- called also evolvent. See Evolute.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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