transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌin-və-ˈlü-shən ]
noun
Etymology: Latin involution-, involutio, from involvere
Date: circa 1611
1.
a.
(1) : the act or an instance of enfolding or entangling : involvement
(2) : an involved grammatical construction usually characterized by the insertion of clauses between the subject and predicate
b. : complexity , intricacy
2. : exponentiation
3.
a. : an inward curvature or penetration
b. : the formation of a gastrula by ingrowth of cells formed at the dorsal lip
4. : a shrinking or return to a former size
5. : the regressive alterations of a body or its parts characteristic of the aging process
skeletal involution due to loss of estrogens at menopause
• in·vo·lu·tion·al -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective