involution - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'involution' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Involution

[ n.]

- The act of involving or infolding.
- The state of being entangled or involved; complication; entanglement.
- That in which anything is involved, folded, or wrapped; envelope.
- The insertion of one or more clauses between the subject and the verb, in a way that involves or complicates the construction.
- 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.
- 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.
- The return of an enlarged part or organ to its normal size, as of the uterus after pregnancy.

Meaning of 'involution' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . involution

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- the act of sharing in the activities of a group

Example in sentence:

the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities

Nearby Words:

invade invaded invader invading invaginate invaginated invagination invalescence invaletudinary invalid

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Involution
Literally the opposite of evolution, i.e. decline or deterioration; used of mid-life physic al and psychological crises and changes is called involution.
Involutional melancholia
Involutional melancholia is a state of depression and anxiety associated traditionally with the menopause and with mid-life crises in general.

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