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volute

/vəˈluːt/

volute noun: the characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.

volute: the characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in...
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Noun

volute (plural volutes)

  1. The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.
    • This example is much richer, yet no less elegant, than the other; the volute, instead of a single spiral, is formed by three; the sculptured echinus beneath is surmounted by a guilloched moulding, and separated from the shaft by a neck […]1856, Edward Shaw, The Modern Architect, Or, Every Carpenter His Own Master
  2. The spirals or whorls on a gastropod's shell.
  3. Any marine gastropod of the family Volutidae.
    • Common shells include frog-shells, distorsios, volutes, tulips, murex, cones, olives, marginellas, cowries, augers and the Florida horse conch, the state's official shell, which can grow up to 24in (6 1 cm) long.2002, Don Philpott, Florida: Gulf Coast, page 16
  4. The casing in a centrifugal pump, whose shape is somewhat similar to architectural volutes.
  5. A spiral or scroll form.
  6. A scroll-shaped carving at the tuning head of a stringed musical instrument, similar to architectural volutes.

Adjective

volute (not comparable)

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

volute meaning in Tamil and Urdu

volute in Tamil

திருகுசுருள்

volute in Urdu

بل دار, مرغولی

Forms of volute

pluralvolutes

Origin of volute

From French volute, from Italian voluta, from Latin volūta, from the feminine of volūtus, perfect passive participle of volvō. Doublet of vault.

Words formed from volute

Words that rhyme with volute

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Questions about volute

What does volute mean?
Volute means the characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.
What is volute in Tamil?
Volute in Tamil is திருகுசுருள். See Volute meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is volute?
Volute can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce volute?
Volute is pronounced /vəˈluːt/.
What is the plural of volute?
The plural of volute is volutes.

Words near volute in the dictionary

  1. voluta
  2. volutae
  3. volutas
  4. volutation
  5. volutations
  6. volute
  7. voluted
  8. volutes
  9. volutid
  10. volutids
  11. volutiform

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