in·vo·lute ( n v -l t )adj. 1. Intricate; complex. 2. Botany a. Having the margins rolled inward. b. Having whorls that obscure the axis or other volutions, as the shell of a cowrie. intr.v. in·vo·lut·ed, in·vo·lut·ing, in·vo·lutes 1. To curl inward. 2. To return to a normal or former condition. n. The curve traced by a point on a taut, inextensible string as it unwinds from another curve. [Latin invol  tus, past participle of involvere, to enwrap; see involve.]in vo·lutely adv. |   x=r cos  + r sin y=r sin - r cos |
Translations
involuted
adj → verwickelt, kompliziert
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