involuted

involuted
/in"veuh looh'tid, in'veuh looh"tid/, adj.
1. curving or curling inward.
2. having an involved or complex nature.
3. having resumed its normal size, shape, or condition.
[1810-20; INVOLUTE + -ED2]

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