2syllables
volute
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Definitions ofvolute
1noun
- The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.
- The spirals or whorls on a gastropod's shell.
- Any marine gastropod of the family Volutidae.
- The casing in a centrifugal pump, whose shape is somewhat similar to architectural volutes.
- A spiral or scroll form.
- A scroll-shaped carving at the tuning head of a stringed musical instrument, similar to architectural volutes.
1adjective
- Of a spring: having a spiral curve on its tail.
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