Canadian English Meaning of involution

involution

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Definitions and Meaning of involution in English

Wordnet

involution (n)

reduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth)

a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction

marked by elaborately complex detail

the act of sharing in the activities of a group

the process of raising a quantity to some assigned power

the action of enfolding something

Webster

involution (n.)

The act of involving or infolding.

The state of being entangled or involved; complication; entanglement.

That in which anything is involved, folded, or wrapped; envelope.

The insertion of one or more clauses between the subject and the verb, in a way that involves or complicates the construction.

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.

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.

The return of an enlarged part or organ to its normal size, as of the uterus after pregnancy.

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involution

reduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth), a long and intricate and complicated grammatical constru

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Simplicity,Simplification,Homogeneity,plainness,Simplicity,uniformity

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