Involution: English to English |
Involution (n.) That in which anything is involved, folded, or wrapped; envelope. |
Involution (n.) The act of involving or infolding. |
Involution (n.) The act or process of raising a quantity to any power assigned; the multiplication of a quantity into itself a given number of times; -- the reverse of evolution. |
Involution (n.) The insertion of one or more clauses between the subject and the verb, in a way that involves or complicates the construction. |
Involution (n.) The relation which exists between three or more sets of points, a.a', b.b', c.c', so related to a point O on the line, that the product Oa.Oa' = Ob.Ob' = Oc.Oc' is constant. Sets of lines or surfaces possessing corresponding properties may be in involutio |
Involution (n.) The return of an enlarged part or organ to its normal size, as of the uterus after pregnancy. |
Involution (n.) The state of being entangled or involved; complication; entanglement. |