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Grammar : Adj
Spell : adjective, noun in-vuh-loot; verb in-vuh-loot, in-vuh-loot
Phonetic Transcription : adjective, noun ˈɪn vəˌlut; verb ˌɪn vəˈlut, ˈɪn vəˌlut

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Définition of involute

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Latin involutus "rolled up, intricate, obscure," past participle of involvere (see involve).
  • adj complex
Example sentences :
  • But the involute edges of the pileus are bearded with close hairs.
  • Extract from : « Mushroom Culture » by W. Robinson
  • Involute: ridgeless, with flanking lines, but no keel; soft and rather thick.
  • Extract from : « Grasses » by H. Marshall Ward
  • Involute, in vernation, 72; rolled inwards from the edges, 97.
  • Extract from : « The Elements of Botany » by Asa Gray
  • The margin of the cap is smooth and turned under at first (involute).
  • Extract from : « Among the Mushrooms » by Ellen M. Dallas and Caroline A. Burgin
  • The body is ornamented with carelessly drawn, deeply incised, involute designs.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Pottery of the Mississippi Valley » by William H. Holmes
  • On the sides of the vessel are engraved figures, consisting of clusters of involute lines, as in the specimen just given.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Pottery of the Mississippi Valley » by William H. Holmes
  • The lines of the involute are arranged in four groups of two each and occupy an unusually wide belt.
  • Extract from : « Art in Shell of the Ancient Americans » by William H. Holmes
  • The central circle incloses a perforated circlet, and the involute lines are long and shallow.
  • Extract from : « Art in Shell of the Ancient Americans » by William H. Holmes
  • These names are given to the curves because the end of a stretched thread unwound from the evolute will describe the involute.
  • Extract from : « The New Gresham Encyclopedia » by Various
  • Draw setting tangent from “base circle” of involute, at middle of tooth.
  • Extract from : « Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II » by Joshua Rose
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