involute

involute
[ˈɪnvəl(j)uːt]
adjective

(formal)involved; intricate
(正式)棘手的，错综复杂的；纠缠不清的，难以理解的
the art novel has grown increasingly involute.
艺术小说变得越来越让人难以理解。
(technical)curled spirally
(技)螺旋形卷曲的
■(Zoology)(of a shell) having the whorls wound closely round the axis
(动)（指贝壳）内卷的，内旋的
■(Botany)(of a leaf or the cap of a fungus) rolled inwards at the edges
(植)（指叶子或菌盖）内卷的

noun

(Geometry)the locus of a point considered as the end of a taut string being unwound from a given curve in the plane of that curve
(几何)渐伸线，切展线。比较 evolute

语源

mid 17th cent.: from Latin involutus, past participle of involvere (see involve)

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