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 in·vo·lute /ˌɪnvəˈlut/
 (a.)紛亂的,複雜的,內卷的漸開線(vi.)內卷,恢復原狀,消失

 in·vo·lute /ˌɪnvəˈlut/ 不及物動詞
 (拉involutus)內卷的,內旋的,退化,復舊

 In·vo·lute In·vo·lu·ted a.
 1. Bot. Rolled inward from the edges; -- said of leaves in vernation, or of the petals of flowers in æstivation.
 2. Zool. (a) Turned inward at the margin, as the exterior lip of the Cyprea. (b) Rolled inward spirally.
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 In·vo·lute, n. Geom. A curve traced by the end of a string wound upon another curve, or unwound from it; -- called also evolvent. See Evolute.
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 involute
      adj 1: especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled
             inward [syn: rolled]
      2: (of some shells) closely coiled so that the axis is obscured