Definitions

1. noun

A turning inward, especially of the mind or emotions; a state of intense inwardness or preoccupation.

“The artist’s involution with her own thoughts led to a breakthrough in her creative work.”

2. noun

A process or state in which something reverts to an earlier condition, especially an embryonic or primitive state.

“The development of the embryo involves an involution of the cells back to a more primitive form.”

3. noun

A mathematical operation, especially in geometry, where a figure is transformed into itself by a series of continuous movements or transformations.

“The mathematician used involution to describe the complex transformations in the geometric shape.”

4. verb

To become turned inward, especially of the mind or emotions; to become intensely inward or preoccupied.

“She began to involute herself in her work, losing track of time and the outside world.”