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evolute

adj · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Having or being a (mollusc) spiral shell in which the whorls touch along a surface.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, malacology, natural-sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

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adj

Meaning 2

Unfolded; turned back.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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noun

Meaning 3

A curve comprising the centres of curvature of another curve.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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4

verb

Meaning 4

Synonym of evolve (“cause to come into being”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: formal, transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: evolve

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: evoluta — a curve comprising the centres of curvature of another curve
  • Estonian: evoluut — a curve comprising the centres of curvature of another curve
  • Finnish: evoluutta — a curve comprising the centres of curvature of another curve
  • French: développée — a curve comprising the centres of curvature of another curve
  • German: Evolute — a curve comprising the centres of curvature of another curve
  • Hungarian: evoluta — a curve comprising the centres of curvature of another curve
  • Italian: evoluta — a curve comprising the centres of curvature of another curve
  • Polish: ewoluta — a curve comprising the centres of curvature of another curve
  • Russian: эволю́та (evoljúta) — a curve comprising the centres of curvature of another curve
  • Spanish: evoluta — a curve comprising the centres of curvature of another curve
  • Tagalog: balisultag — a curve comprising the centres of curvature of another curve
  • Ukrainian: еволю́та (evoljúta) — a curve comprising the centres of curvature of another curve