involution
英[ɪnvə'l(j)uːʃ(ə)n]
美[,ɪnvə'lʊʃən]
- n. [生物] 退化；纠缠（的事物）；乘方
英英释意
- 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