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Meaning of invagination in English
Pronunciation
/ɪnˌvædʒəˈneɪʃən/
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Noun
invagination
Etymology
mid 17th century: from modern Latin invaginatio(n-), based on in-‘into’ + Latin vagina‘sheath’
Definitions
1.
the condition of being folded inward or sheathed
2.
the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface
Examples
« the invagination of the blastula »