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involution.

Entanglement; a spiralling inwards; intricacy.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɪnvəˈluːʃən/
  1. Entanglement; a spiralling inwards; intricacy.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A complicated grammatical construction.

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  3. An endofunction whose square is equal to the identity function; a function equal to its inverse.

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  4. The shrinking of an organ (such as the uterus) to a former size.

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  5. The regressive changes in the body occurring with old age.

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  6. A power: the result of raising one number to the power of another.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  7. A cessation of development or progress involving intense inner competition.

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  8. A state of increased competition for limited resources, requiring great effort to stay ahead.

    countable · neologism · uncountable
  9. The migration of a cell layer inward, sliding over an outer layer of cells. It occurs at gastrulation during embryogenesis.

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Where this word comes from

From Latin involūtiō, from involvō.

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