involution

English Thesaurus

1. the action of enfolding something (noun.act)

hypernym	:	change of shape,
definition	:	an action that changes the shape of something (noun.act)

2. the process of raising a quantity to some assigned power (noun.act)

hypernym	:	mathematical operation, mathematical process, operation,
definition	:	(mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods (noun.act)

3. the act of sharing in the activities of a group (noun.act)

hypernym	:	group action,
definition	:	action taken by a group of people (noun.act)

hyponym	:	commitment,
definition	:	an engagement by contract involving financial obligation (noun.act)

hyponym	:	intercession, intervention,
definition	:	the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	group participation,
definition	:	participation by all members of a group (noun.act)

4. marked by elaborately complex detail (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	complexity, complexness,
definition	:	the quality of being intricate and compounded (noun.attribute)

5. a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	construction, expression, grammatical construction,
definition	:	a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit (noun.communication)

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

hypernym	:	biological process, organic process,
definition	:	a process occurring in living organisms (noun.process)

7. the action of enfolding something (noun.act)

derivation	:	enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, wrap,
definition	:	enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering (verb.contact)

8. the act of sharing in the activities of a group (noun.act)

antonym	:	non-engagement, non-involvement, nonparticipation,
definition	:	withdrawing from the activities of a group (noun.act)

derivation	:	enter, participate,
definition	:	become a participant; be involved in (verb.competition)

derivation	:	engage, prosecute, pursue,
definition	:	carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in (verb.social)

derivation	:	participate, take part,
definition	:	share in something (verb.social)

derivation	:	involve,
definition	:	engage as a participant (verb.stative)

9. marked by elaborately complex detail (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	complicate, elaborate, rarify, refine,
definition	:	make more complex, intricate, or richer (verb.change)

derivation	:	detailed, elaborate, elaborated,
definition	:	developed or executed with care and in minute detail (adj.all)

10. the action of enfolding something (noun.act)

derivation	:	enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, wrap,
definition	:	enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering (verb.contact)

11. the act of sharing in the activities of a group (noun.act)

antonym	:	non-engagement, non-involvement, nonparticipation,
definition	:	withdrawing from the activities of a group (noun.act)

derivation	:	enter, participate,
definition	:	become a participant; be involved in (verb.competition)

derivation	:	engage, prosecute, pursue,
definition	:	carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in (verb.social)

derivation	:	participate, take part,
definition	:	share in something (verb.social)

derivation	:	involve,
definition	:	engage as a participant (verb.stative)

12. marked by elaborately complex detail (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	complicate, elaborate, rarify, refine,
definition	:	make more complex, intricate, or richer (verb.change)

derivation	:	detailed, elaborate, elaborated,
definition	:	developed or executed with care and in minute detail (adj.all)