əˌlut noun Geometry.
the locus of the centers of curvature of, or the envelope of the normals to, another curve. Compare involute ( def 5 ).
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| —n | |
| 1. | a geometric curve that describes the locus of the centres of curvature of another curve (the involute). The tangents to the evolute are at right angles to the involute |
| —adj | |
| 2. | biology having the margins rolled outwards |
| [C19: from Latin ēvolūtus unrolled, from ēvolvere to roll out, | |
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