HyperDic: involution

English > 6 senses of the word involution:
NOUNprocessinvolutionreduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth)
communicationinvolutiona long / long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction
attributeinvolution, elaborateness, elaboration, intricacymarked by elaborately complex detail
actinvolution, engagement, participation, involvementthe act of sharing in the activities of a group
actinvolution, exponentiationthe process of raising a quantity to some assigned power
actinvolution, enfoldingthe action of enfolding something
English > involution: 6 senses > noun 1, process
Meaningreduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth).
Broaderorganic process, biological processA process occurring in living organisms
Spanishinvolución
English > involution: 6 senses > noun 2, communication
MeaningA long / long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction.
Broaderconstruction, grammatical construction, expressionA group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
Spanishinvolución
English > involution: 6 senses > noun 3, attribute
Meaningmarked by elaborately complex detail.
Synonymselaborateness, elaboration, intricacy
Broadercomplexity, complexnessThe quality of being intricate and compounded
Spanishcomplejidad, detalle, elaboración, laboriosidad
Catalancomplexitat, detall, elaboració, laboriositat
English > involution: 6 senses > noun 4, act
MeaningThe act of sharing in the activities of a group.
Synonymsengagement, participation, involvement
NarrowercommitmentAn engagement by contract involving financial obligation
group participationparticipation by all members of a group
intervention, intercessionThe act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
Broadergroup actionaction taken by a group of people
Oppositenon-engagement, nonparticipation, non-involvementWithdrawing from the activities of a group
Spanishcompromiso, implicación, participación
Catalancompromís, implicació, participació
Verbsinvolveengage as a participant
English > involution: 6 senses > noun 5, act
MeaningThe process of raising a quantity to some assigned power.
Synonymexponentiation
Broadermathematical process, mathematical operation, operation(mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods
Spanishexponenciación, potenciación
Catalanpotència aritmètica, potenciació
English > involution: 6 senses > noun 6, act
MeaningThe action of enfolding something.
Synonymenfolding
Broaderchange of shapeAn action / action that changes the shape / shape of something
Spanishenvolvimiento
Catalanembolicament

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