Volute

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A spiral scroll-like ornament such as that used on an Ionic capital.
  • n. A spiral formation, such as one of the whorls of a gastropod shell.
  • n. Any of various marine gastropod mollusks of the family Volutidae, having a spiral, often colorfully marked shell.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The spiral curve on an Ionic capital.
  • n. The spirls or whorls on a gastropod's shell.
  • n. Any marine gastropod of the (super)family Volutidae.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A spiral scroll which forms the chief feature of the Ionic capital, and which, on a much smaller scale, is a feature in the Corinthian and Composite capitals. See Illust. of Capital, also Helix, and Stale.
  • n. A spiral turn, as in certain shells.
  • n. Any voluta.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In architecture, a spiral scroll forming an essential part of the Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite capitals, of which it is a characteristic ornament.
  • n. In conchology: A member of the Volutidæ.
  • In botany, rolled up in any direction.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
  • adj. in the shape of a coil
  • n. a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
    • Equivalent
    coiled   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    decoration    ornament    ornamentation   
    Cross Reference
    false volutes    canal of a volute   
    Variant
    capital    helix    stale   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    curled    coil    curl   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    scribing    low-capacity    barometric    votaress    diencephalon   
     
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