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Involution Common

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Involution has 7 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

reduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth)

2

a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction

3

marked by elaborately complex detail

4

the act of sharing in the activities of a group

"the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"

5

the process of raising a quantity to some assigned power

6

the action of enfolding something

7

Entanglement; a spiralling inwards; intricacy.

Related Terms
Antonyms
nonparticipation non-involvement non-engagement
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
organic process construction complexity group action mathematical process change of shape
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
commitment intervention group participation
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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