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Volute   Listen
noun
Volute  n.  
1.
(Arch.) 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.
2.
(Zool.) A spiral turn, as in certain shells.
3.
(Zool.) Any voluta.
Volute spiring, a spring formed of a spiral scroll of plate, rod, or wire, extended or extensible in the direction of the axis of the coil, in which direction its elastic force is exerted and employed.





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Words linked to "Volute" :   coiling, turbinate, whorl, volute spring, structure, helical, ornamentation, hank, ornament, whorled, coiled, helix, coil, voluted, construction, spiral, decoration, spiraling


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