involution
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noun \ˌin-və-ˈlü-shən\Definition of INVOLUTION
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a (1) : the act or an instance of enfolding or entangling : involvement (2) : an involved grammatical construction usually characterized by the insertion of clauses between the subject and predicate b : complexity, intricacy
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a : an inward curvature or penetration b : the formation of a gastrula by ingrowth of cells formed at the dorsal lip
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: a shrinking or return to a former size
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: the regressive alterations of a body or its parts characteristic of the aging process <skeletal involution due to loss of estrogens at menopause>
— in·vo·lu·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-nəl\ adjective
See Examples of INVOLUTION
- <the involution of the thriller's plot made it hard to follow>
Origin of INVOLUTION
Latin involution-, involutio, from involvere
First Known Use: circa 1611
Related to INVOLUTION
- Synonyms
- complexness, complicacy, complicatedness, complication, elaborateness, intricacy, intricateness, complexity, knottiness, sophistication
- Antonyms
- plainness, simpleness, simplicity
Rhymes with INVOLUTION
absolution, allocution, attribution, comminution, consecution, constitution, contribution, convolution, destitution, dissolution, distribution, elocution, evolution, execution, exsolution, institution, persecution, prosecution, prostitution, resolution, restitution, retribution, revolution, Rosicrucian, substitution
in·vo·lu·tion
noun \ˌin-və-ˈlü-shən\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of INVOLUTION
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a : an inward curvature or penetration b : the formation of a gastrula by ingrowth of cells formed at the dorsal lip
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: a shrinking or return to a former size <involution of the uterus after pregnancy>
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: the regressive alterations of a body or its parts characteristic of the aging process; specifically : decline marked by a decrease of bodily vigor and in women by menopause
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