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Devolute :: Devolute (v. t.) To devolve.

Helix :: Helix (n.) A caulicule or little volute under the abacus of the Corinthian capital.

Involuted :: Involuted (a.) Turned inward at the margin, as the exterior lip of the Cyprea..

Horn :: Horn (n.) The Ionic volute.

Volute :: Volute (n.) Any voluta.

Convoluted :: Convoluted (a.) Having convolutions.

Evolution :: Evolution (n.) The formation of an involute by unwrapping a thread from a curve as an evolute.

Parepididymis :: Parepididymis (n.) A small body containing convoluted tubules, situated near the epididymis in man and some other animals, and supposed to be a remnant of the anterior part of the Wolffian body..

Evolvent :: Evolvent (n.) The involute of a curve. See Involute, and Evolute..

Stalk :: Stalk (n.) An ornament in the Corinthian capital resembling the stalk of a plant, from which the volutes and helices spring..

Evolute :: Evolute (n.) A curve from which another curve, called the involute or evolvent, is described by the end of a thread gradually wound upon the former, or unwound from it. See Involute. It is the locus of the centers of all the circles which are osculatory to the given curve or evolvent..

Rhachiglossa :: Rhachiglossa (n. pl.) A division of marine gastropods having a retractile proboscis and three longitudinal rows of teeth on the radula. It includes many of the large ornamental shells, as the miters, murices, olives, purpuras, volutes, and whelks. See Illust. in Append..

Gyrus :: Gyrus (n.) A convoluted ridge between grooves; a convolution; as, the gyri of the brain; the gyri of brain coral. See Brain..

Revolute :: Revolute (a.) Rolled backward or downward.

Voluted :: Voluted (a.) Having a volute, or spiral scroll..

Convoluted :: Convoluted (a.) Folded in tortuous windings.

Involuted :: Involuted (a.) Rolled inward from the edges; -- said of leaves in vernation, or of the petals of flowers in aestivation..

Supination :: Supervolute (a.) Having a plainted and convolute arrangement in the bud, as in the morning-glory..

Volute :: Volute (n.) A spiral turn, as in certain shells..

Involute :: Involute (n.) 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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