Involute — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward

(of some shells) closely coiled so that the axis is obscured

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnvˈɑːluːt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnvˈɒluːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnvˈɒluːt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪnvˈɑːluːt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rolled

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Evolvente

insbesondere von Blütenblättern oder Blättern in der Knospe; mit nach innen gerollten Rändern

🇫🇷French

involuté

surtout de pétales ou de feuilles en bouton ; avoir des marges repliées vers l'intérieur

🇪🇸Spanish

evolvente

especialmente de pétalos u hojas en capullo; tener márgenes enrollados hacia adentro

🇮🇹Italian

evolvere

soprattutto di petali o foglie in boccio; avere i margini arrotolati verso l'interno

🇳🇱Dutch

ingewikkeld

vooral van bloemblaadjes of bladeren in knop; met marges naar binnen gerold

🇵🇹Portuguese

involuir

especialmente de pétalas ou folhas em botão; tendo margens roladas para dentro

🇷🇺Russian

инвольвентировать

особенно лепестков или листьев в бутоне; иметь поля, завернутые внутрь

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उलझा हुआ

विशेषकर कली में पंखुड़ियाँ या पत्तियाँ; मार्जिन अंदर की ओर लुढ़का हुआ है

🇧🇩Bengali

জড়িত

বিশেষ করে কুঁড়িতে পাপড়ি বা পাতা; মার্জিন ভিতরের দিকে ঘূর্ণিত থাকার

🇮🇳Tamil

ஈடுபாடு

குறிப்பாக மொட்டில் உள்ள இதழ்கள் அல்லது இலைகள்; விளிம்புகள் உள்நோக்கி உருண்டன

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రమేయం

ముఖ్యంగా మొగ్గలోని రేకులు లేదా ఆకులు; అంచులు లోపలికి చుట్టబడి ఉంటాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

अंतर्भूत

विशेषत: कळ्यातील पाकळ्या किंवा पाने; मार्जिन आतील बाजूस आणले आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમાવેશ

ખાસ કરીને કળીમાં પાંખડીઓ અથવા પાંદડાઓ; માર્જિન અંદરની તરફ વળેલું છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಳಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತವೆ

ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ದಳಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಮೊಗ್ಗುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಎಲೆಗಳು; ಅಂಚುಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳಕ್ಕೆ ಸುತ್ತಿಕೊಂಡಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉൾപ്പെടുത്തുക

പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് മുകുളത്തിലെ ദളങ്ങൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഇലകൾ; ഉള്ളിലേക്ക് ഉരുട്ടിയ അരികുകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਾਮਲ

ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਪੱਤੀਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਕਲੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੱਤਿਆਂ ਦਾ; ਹਾਸ਼ੀਏ ਨੂੰ ਅੰਦਰ ਵੱਲ ਮੋੜਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

شامل کرنا

خاص طور پر پنکھڑیوں یا کلیوں میں پتیوں کی؛ مارجن اندر کی طرف لپیٹے ہوئے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

渐开线

尤其是含苞待放的花瓣或叶子；边距向内卷

🇯🇵Japanese

インボリュート

特につぼみの花びらや葉。マージンが内側に折り込まれている

🇰🇷Korean

복잡한

특히 꽃잎이나 새싹의 잎; 여백이 안쪽으로 굴러가는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lôi kéo

đặc biệt là cánh hoa hoặc lá trong nụ; có lề cuộn vào trong

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่เป็นรูปเป็นร่าง

โดยเฉพาะกลีบหรือใบที่แตกหน่อ มีระยะขอบม้วนเข้าด้านใน

🇮🇩Indonesian

rumit

terutama kelopak atau daun yang masih kuncup; memiliki margin yang bergulir ke dalam

🇲🇾Malay

bersusah payah

terutamanya kelopak atau daun dalam putik; mempunyai margin digulung ke dalam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مطوي

وخاصة البتلات أو الأوراق في البراعم؛ مع توالت الهوامش إلى الداخل

🇮🇷Persian

درگیر

به خصوص گلبرگ یا برگ در جوانه. داشتن حاشیه به سمت داخل

🇹🇷Turkish

kıvrımlı

özellikle tomurcuk halindeki taç yaprakları veya yapraklardan; marjların içe doğru yuvarlanması

🇮🇱Hebrew

לוֹפֵף

במיוחד של עלי כותרת או עלים בניצן; ששוליים מתגלגלים פנימה

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The primary meaning of 'involute' is 'especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward'.

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