Involution :: Involution (n.) The insertion of one or more clauses between the subject and the verb, in a way that involves or complicates the construction..
Involution :: Involution (n.) The act or process of raising a quantity to any power assigned; the multiplication of a quantity into itself a given number of times; -- the reverse of evolution.
Involution :: Involution (n.) The relation which exists between three or more sets of points, a.a', b.b', c.c', so related to a point O on the line, that the product Oa.Oa' = Ob.Ob' = Oc.Oc' is constant. Sets of lines or surfaces possessing corresponding properties may be in involution..
Involution :: Involution (n.) The return of an enlarged part or organ to its normal size, as of the uterus after pregnancy..
Involve :: Involve (v. t.) To roll or fold up; to wind round; to entwine.
Involve :: Involve (v. t.) To envelop completely; to surround; to cover; to hide; to involve in darkness or obscurity.
Involve :: Involve (v. t.) To complicate or make intricate, as in grammatical structure..
Involve :: Involve (v. t.) To connect with something as a natural or logical consequence or effect; to include necessarily; to imply.
Involve :: Involve (v. t.) To take in; to gather in; to mingle confusedly; to blend or merge.
Involve :: Involve (v. t.) To envelop, infold, entangle, or embarrass; as, to involve a person in debt or misery..
Involve :: Involve (v. t.) To engage thoroughly; to occupy, employ, or absorb..
Involve :: Involve (v. t.) To raise to any assigned power; to multiply, as a quantity, into itself a given number of times; as, a quantity involved to the third or fourth power..