involute Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
    rolled.
  2. adjective satellite (of some shells) closely coiled so that the axis is obscured

WordNet

In"vo*lute, In"vo*lu`ted adjective (Also<
  • Involute
  • Involuted
)
Etymology
L. involutus, p. p. of involvere. See Involve.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Rolled inward from the edges; -- said of leaves in vernation, or of the petals of flowers in æstivation. Gray.
  2. (Zoöl.) (a) Turned inward at the margin, as the exterior lip of the Cyprea. (b) Rolled inward spirally.
In"vo*lute noun
Definitions
  1. (Geom.) A curve traced by the end of a string wound upon another curve, or unwound from it; -- called also evolvent. See Evolute.

Webster 1913