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involute in German

involute in German is Evolvente, Involute — involute means very complicated and hard to follow.

involute in German

Evolvente
noun
(geometry) A curve that cuts all tangents of another curve at right angles; traced by a point on a string that unwinds from a curved object.
Involute
noun
(geometry) A curve that cuts all tangents of another curve at right angles; traced by a point on a string that unwinds from a curved object.

What does "involute" mean?

  1. adj Very complicated and hard to follow.
    "These vulgar, pleasure-seeking people, so frank and clamorous, were too uninhibited for his shielded and involuted life."
  2. adj (botany) Having its edges curled inward, with the upper surface facing outward.
  3. adj (of a shell) Coiled so that each new turn only partly covers the earlier ones.
  4. adj (of a shell) Curled inward at the edge, as seen in cowrie shells.
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involute in a sentence

  • These vulgar, pleasure-seeking people, so frank and clamorous, were too uninhibited for his shielded and involuted life.

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What is "involute" in German?
"involute" in German is Evolvente, Involute. involute means: Very complicated and hard to follow.
Are there other ways to say "involute" in German?
Yes — German has 2 translations listed for "involute": Evolvente, Involute.
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