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The true nature of soul is right knowledge, right faith and right conduct. The soul, so long as it is subject to transmigration, is undergoing evolution and involution.
Virchand Gandhi

Meaning of "involution" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INVOLUTION

involution  [ˌɪnvəˈluːʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INVOLUTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Involution is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INVOLUTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of involution in the English dictionary

The first definition of involution in the dictionary is the act of involving or complicating or the state of being involved or complicated. Other definition of involution is something involved or complicated. Involution is also degeneration or structural deformation.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INVOLUTION


ablution
əˈbluːʃən
absolution
ˌæbsəˈluːʃən
Aleutian
əˈluːʃən
antipollution
ˌæntɪpəˈluːʃən
coevolution
kəʊˌiːvəˈluːʃən
convolution
ˌkɒnvəˈluːʃən
counter-revolution
ˌkaʊntəˌrɛvəˈluːʃən
devolution
ˌdiːvəˈluːʃən
dilution
daɪˈluːʃən
dissolution
ˌdɪsəˈluːʃən
evolution
ˌiːvəˈluːʃən
high-resolution
haɪ ˌrezəˈluːʃən
irresolution
ɪrˌrɛzəˈluːʃən
macroevolution
ˌmækrəʊˌiːvəˈluːʃən
microevolution
ˌmaɪkrəʊˌiːvəˈluːʃən
pollution
pəˈluːʃən
resolution
ˌrɛzəˈluːʃən
revolution
ˌrɛvəˈluːʃən
solution
səˈluːʃən
volution
vəˈluːʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INVOLUTION

involucel
involucella
involucellate
involucellated
involucellum
involucra
involucral
involucrate
involucre
involucrum
involuntarily
involuntariness
involuntary
involuntary manslaughter
involute
involute gear
involuted
involutedly
involutely
involutional

WORDS THAT END LIKE INVOLUTION

accreditation
attribution
caution
constitution
contribution
diminution
distribution
execution
First Amendment of the Constitution
high resolution
institution
New Year resolution
persecution
Poisson distribution
prosecution
prostitution
reconstitution
redistribution
restitution
retribution
substitution

Synonyms and antonyms of involution in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «involution» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INVOLUTION

Find out the translation of involution to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of involution from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «involution» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

复旧
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

involución
570 millions of speakers

English

involution
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पेचीदगी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ارتداد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

инволюция
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

involução
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উদ্ঘাতন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

involution
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Involusi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Involution
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

退縮
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

퇴화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Involusi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

co hồi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிக்க வைத்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

यातना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karışıklık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

involuzione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

inwolucji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

інволюція
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

involuție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποστροφή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

involusie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

involution
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

involution
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of involution

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INVOLUTION»

The term «involution» is regularly used and occupies the 93.326 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INVOLUTION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about involution

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QUOTES WITH «INVOLUTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word involution.
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Virchand Gandhi
The true nature of soul is right knowledge, right faith and right conduct. The soul, so long as it is subject to transmigration, is undergoing evolution and involution.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INVOLUTION»

Discover the use of involution in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to involution and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Involution: The Formal Theory of Differential Equations and ...
The book provides a self-contained account of the formal theory of general, i.e. also under- and overdetermined, systems of differential equations which in its central notion of involution combines geometric, algebraic, homological and ...
Werner M. Seiler, 2009
2
Topological Algebras with Involution
This book familiarizes both popular and fundamental notions and techniques from the theory of non-normed topological algebras with involution, demonstrating with examples and basic results the necessity of this perspective.
M. Fragoulopoulou, 2005
3
Agricultural Involution: The Process of Ecological Change in ...
But besides being an exemplary study in the interaction of history, physical environment and agricultural technology, this book represents a watershed between narrowly conceived ethnographies and the flood of verbose and ill digested post ...
Clifford Geertz, 1963
4
Cadres and Corruption: The Organizational Involution of the ...
"In a nuanced, informative, and analytically sophisticated fashion, this book traces present-day corruption in China back historically to institutional frameworks that the Communist Party put in place prior to its rise to power.
Xiaobo Lü, 2000
5
Immunological Aspects of Neoplasia — The Role of the Thymus
In characterizing the physiological (i.e. chronic) involution of the mammalian thymus, the term "Altersinvolution" referring to age-related involution is used. All other types of thymic involution are associated with an initial trigger and a relatively ...
Bela Bodey, Stuart E. Siegel, Hans E. Kaiser, 2004
6
Pathology of the Human Placenta
Therefore, involution of the normal placental site has been studied by only a few investigators. Normally, the postpartum lochia contain the decidual remnants, including perhaps some of the degenerating remnants of the vasculature that had  ...
Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann, 2000
7
Rings With Involution
I have tried to give in this book a rather intense sampler of the work that has been done recently in the area of rings endowed with an involution.
I. N. Herstein, 1976
8
Evolution and Involution
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
George Thomson, 2010
9
The Hindu-Aryan Theory on Evolution and Involution: Or, The ...
Or, The Science of Raja-yoga Tirumangalum Chrishna Rajan Iyengar. " Primordial Matter " (Karana Sarira) ; and this illumination causes the existence of the " Intellect " (Buddhi) and the " Mind " (Manas). These two principles of this Mental ...
Tirumangalum Chrishna Rajan Iyengar, 1908
10
A Taste of Jordan Algebras
(I) Show that D = £x(A) for an associative division algebra A is hermitian- generated iff the involution is non-central iff A is noncommuta- tive. (1) Show that the center of any D = £ x(B) is n E5 0 for n the center of B, and the exchange involution is ...
Kevin McCrimmon, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INVOLUTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term involution is used in the context of the following news items.
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Toni Responds to McEnroe: ´I Am Not Responsible for Rafael Nadal …
For once, the Spaniard isn't losing matches due to injuries, but rather because of a technical involution that is not allowing Rafa with a chance ... «Tennis World - the place for Tennis News and Tennis Tournament, Jul 15»
2
A living picture of timeless cultural traditions - Kashi Vishwanath …
... represents the unity of the three states of the universe – Srishti (Evolution), Stithi (Existence) and Samhara (Involution) which work in a cyclic ... «I am in dna of India, Jul 15»
3
Pedro M. Burelli: US - Venezuela relations
... of high-level engagement between State Department Counselor Thomas A. Shannon and the topmost officials of the Bolivarian Revolution (or is it Involution?) ... «Petroleumworld.com, Jul 15»
4
The Best Friend There Is: Keeping Time with Brazenhead Books
... the end times, or at least made a literary ritual of performing with crushing comedic involution the fate in store for the hopeful and bright eyed, ... «The Millions, Jul 15»
5
Special Relativity and the Road Not Taken
There is also extra structure in the involution operation called conjugation, making this an involutive ring. I assume we agree on all of this. «Science 2.0, Jun 15»
6
Only seven people show up for consultation on new police chief
Judy Lefort, the president of consulting company Involution, said it's important that the next police chief is someone who understands the stress ... «Calgary Herald, Jun 15»
7
Words' Worth
I believe in the Yoga Sutras ethos that, “Man's purpose is first evolution, then involution: an eagle in perfect rhythm flaps its wings high, then ... «Daily Pioneer, Jun 15»
8
microRNAs contribute to hair loss and follicle regression
After a period of active hair shaft production, follicles activate an involution program, during which a large portion of epithelial cells die, and the ... «PLoS Blogs, Jun 15»
9
Diet-induced changes in brain structure and behavior in old gerbils
These changes have been ascribed to pancreatic involution leading to a decreased secretory capacity of the exocrine pancreatic enzymes. «Nature.com, Jun 15»
10
'I'm a yogi first'
I believe in the yoga sutra ethos that man's purpose is first evolution, then involution: we first push ourselves to stretch, grow and experience the ... «The Hindu, May 15»

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