Involute \In"vo*lute\, n. (Geom.) A curve traced by the end of a string wound upon another curve, or unwound from it; -- called also {evolvent}. See {Evolute}. [1913 Webster]
Evolvent \E*volv"ent\, n. [L. evolvens, -entis, unrolling, p. pr. of evolvere.] (Geom.) The involute of a curve. See {Involute}, and {Evolute}. [1913 Webster]