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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 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

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

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

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 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