involution

Meanings

Plural: involutions

Noun

• reduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth)
• a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction
• marked by elaborately complex detail
• the act of sharing in the activities of a group
• the process of raising a quantity to some assigned power
• the action of enfolding something
• Entanglement; a spiralling inwards; intricacy.
• A complicated grammatical construction.
• An endofunction whose square is equal to the identity function; a function equal to its inverse.
• The shrinking of an organ (such as the uterus) to a former size.
• The regressive changes in the body occurring with old age.
• A power: the result of raising one number to the power of another.
• A cessation of development or progress involving intense inner competition.
• A state of increased competition for limited resources, requiring great effort to stay ahead.
• The migration of a cell layer inward, sliding over an outer layer of cells. It occurs at gastrulation during embryogenesis.

Synonyms

elaborateness, elaboration, enfolding, engagement, exponentiation, intricacy, involvement, participation

Antonyms

non-engagement, non-involvement, nonparticipation

Related Words

dual, involutional, involutionary, involve, selfdual