involute
Curve from unwinding
Involute describes something rolled or curled inward, especially at the edges.
Shells may have involute whorls that spiral tightly toward the center.
Leaves can be involute, with margins curled under.
In geometry, an involute is a specific curve traced by unwinding a taut string from another curve.
The word also means intricate or complex: an involute plot with too many subplots to track.
Wound circular arrangement
- whorlSpiral arrangement of ridges
- tendrilCoiling plant appendage
- helixSpiraling three-dimensional curve
- curlicueDecorative spiral stroke
spiral · corkscrew · gyre · volute · scroll · nautilus · fiddlehead · cochlea
Smooth, angleless line
- tangentLine touching curve once
- differentialRelative difference between things
- equationMathematical equality assertion
- pathRoute for traveling
radius · curvature · parametric · arc length · perpendicular · unwinding · string · envelope
Excessively complex or twisted
- intricateElaborately detailed, many parts
- elaborateComplex and detailed
- tangledTwisted confusedly together
- byzantineDauntingly intricate and devious
labyrinthine · knotty · entangled · involved · complicated · interwoven · perplexing · tortuous
coil
Wound circular arrangement
- whorlSpiral arrangement of ridges
- tendrilCoiling plant appendage
- helixSpiraling three-dimensional curve
curlicue · spiral · corkscrew · gyre · volute · scroll · nautilus · fiddlehead · cochlea · snail
curve
Smooth, angleless line
- tangentLine touching curve once
- differentialRelative difference between things
- equationMathematical equality assertion
path · radius · curvature · parametric · arc length · perpendicular · unwinding · string · envelope · catenary
convoluted
Excessively complex or twisted
- intricateElaborately detailed, many parts
- elaborateComplex and detailed
- tangledTwisted confusedly together
byzantine · labyrinthine · knotty · entangled · involved · complicated · interwoven · perplexing · tortuous · obscure
tooth
Calcified jaw structure
undercutting · cam · sprocket · cogwheel · mesh · pitch · addendum · rack · pinion · spur gear
leaf
Plant's photosynthetic organ
rolled · unfurling · germination · sprouting · budding · blooming · curled inward · fern · frond · emerging
- curvescurve, arc, curves, curls, curl
- spiralsspiral, helix, logarithmic spiral, coil, whorl
- leaf traitscordate, lanceolate, ovate, serrate, dentate
- cephalopod shellsammonite, nautilus, coiled shell, septum, septa
- leaf foldingrevolute, imbricate, cochlear, decussate, fiddlehead
- gearsgear, cog, spur gear, worm gear, worm gears
involutesimple
Free of complexity
uncomplicated · plain · straightforward · basic · elementary
involutelinear
Arranged in straight succession
straight · direct · straightforward · rectilinear · lineal