Definition of involute

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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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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..
Involuted :: Involuted (a.) Rolled inward from the edges; -- said of leaves in vernation, or of the petals of flowers in aestivation..
Involuted :: Involuted (a.) Rolled inward spirally.
Involute :: Involute (a.) Alt. of Involute.
Evolution :: Evolution (n.) The formation of an involute by unwrapping a thread from a curve as an evolute.
Involuted :: Involuted (a.) Turned inward at the margin, as the exterior lip of the Cyprea..
Involved :: Involved (a.) Same as Involute.
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..
Evolvent :: Evolvent (n.) The involute of a curve. See Involute, and Evolute..
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