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noun

Volute n.

(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.

(Zool.) A spiral turn, as in certain shells.

(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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Etymology of 'Volute'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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