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Involute vs Evolvent - What's the difference?

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In geometry|lang=en terms the difference between involute and evolvent

is that involute is (geometry) a curve that cuts all tangents of another curve at right angles; traced by a point on a string that unwinds from a curved object while evolvent is (geometry) the involute of a curve.

As nouns the difference between involute and evolvent

is that involute is (geometry) a curve that cuts all tangents of another curve at right angles; traced by a point on a string that unwinds from a curved object while evolvent is (geometry) the involute of a curve.

As an adjective involute

is (formal) difficult to understand; complicated.

As a verb involute

is to roll or curl inwards.

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