involution
n . 卷绕,内卷,回旋
卷绕,内卷,回旋
involution n 1 :
reduction in size of an organ or part (
as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth )
2 :
a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction 3 :
marked by elaborately complex detail [
synonym : {
elaborateness },
{
elaboration }, {
intricacy }, {
involution }]
4 :
the act of sharing in the activities of a group ; "
the teacher tried to increase his students '
engagement in class activities " [
synonym : {
engagement }, {
participation },
{
involvement }, {
involution }] [
ant : {
non -
engagement }, {
non -
involvement }, {
nonparticipation }]
5 :
the process of raising a quantity to some assigned power [
synonym : {
exponentiation }, {
involution }]
6 :
the action of enfolding something [
synonym : {
involution },
{
enfolding }]
Involution \
In `
vo *
lu "
tion \,
n . [
L .
involutio :
cf .
F .
involution .
See {
Involve }.]
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1 .
The act of involving or infolding .
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2 .
The state of being entangled or involved ;
complication ;
entanglement .
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All things are mixed ,
and causes blended ,
by mutual involutions . --
Glanvill .
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3 .
That in which anything is involved ,
folded ,
or wrapped ;
envelope . --
Sir T .
Browne .
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4 . (
Gram .)
The insertion of one or more clauses between the subject and the verb ,
in a way that involves or complicates the construction .
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5 . (
Math .)
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 .
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6 . (
Geom .)
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 involution .
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7 . (
Med .)
The return of an enlarged part or organ to its normal size ,
as of the uterus after pregnancy .
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111 Moby Thesaurus words for "
involution ":
absorption ,
addition ,
ambages ,
anfractuosity ,
approximation ,
circuitousness ,
circumambages ,
circumbendibus ,
circumlocution ,
circumvolution ,
comedown ,
complexity ,
complexness ,
complication ,
convolution ,
crabbedness ,
crinkle ,
crinkling ,
debasement ,
decadence ,
decadency ,
declension ,
declination ,
decline ,
deformation ,
degeneracy ,
degenerateness ,
degeneration ,
degradation ,
demotion ,
depravation ,
depravedness ,
depreciation ,
derogation ,
descent ,
deterioration ,
devolution ,
differentiation ,
division ,
downtrend ,
downturn ,
downward mobility ,
downward trend ,
drop ,
dying ,
ebb ,
effeteness ,
embarrassment ,
engagement ,
enmeshment ,
entanglement ,
equation ,
evolution ,
extrapolation ,
fading ,
failing ,
failure ,
failure of nerve ,
fall ,
falling -
off ,
flexuosity ,
flexuousness ,
implication ,
inclusion ,
integration ,
interpolation ,
intorsion ,
intricacy ,
intricateness ,
inversion ,
involvement ,
lapse ,
loss of tone ,
meander ,
meandering ,
multiplication ,
notation ,
perplexity ,
practice ,
proportion ,
ramification ,
reduction ,
regression ,
relation ,
retrocession ,
retrogradation ,
retrogression ,
rivulation ,
sinuation ,
sinuosity ,
sinuousness ,
slinkiness ,
slippage ,
slump ,
snakiness ,
subtlety ,
subtraction ,
tanglement ,
technicality ,
torsion ,
tortility ,
tortuosity ,
tortuousness ,
transformation ,
turning ,
twisting ,
undulation ,
wane ,
wave ,
waving ,
winding
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