meaning of volute
1. 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.
2. A spiral turn, as in certain shells.
3. Any voluta.
4. a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of
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Related Words
volute | volute spring | voluted |
