Sekirov Dictionary

volute

/vəˈluːt/

noun6

  1. The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.
  2. The spirals or whorls on a gastropod's shell.
  3. A spiral or scroll form.
  4. A scroll-shaped carving at the tuning head of a stringed musical instrument, similar to architectural volutes.
  5. Any marine gastropod of the family Volutidae.
  6. The casing in a centrifugal pump, whose shape is somewhat similar to architectural volutes.

adjective2

  1. Of a spring: having a spiral curve on its tail.
  2. Rolled up in any way.
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