01 n. The act of involving or infolding.
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The act of involving or infolding.
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The state of being entangled or involved; complication; entanglement.“All things are mixed, and causes blended, by mutual involutions.” — Glanvill.
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That in which anything is involved, folded, or wrapped; envelope.
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The insertion of one or more clauses between the subject and the verb, in a way that involves or complicates the construction.(Gram.)
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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.(Math.)
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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.(Geom.)
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The return of an enlarged part or organ to its normal size, as of the uterus after pregnancy.(Med.)