What is a curve traced by the end of a string wound upon another curve, or unwound from it; -- called also evolvent. See Evolute called?
involute — A curve traced by the end of a string wound upon another curve, or unwound from it; -- called also evolvent. See Evolute. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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