Meaning of volute in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /vəˈl(j)ut/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    volute

    Definitions

    1. in the shape of a coil

    Synonyms

  2. Noun

    volute

    Etymology

    mid 16th century: from French, or from Latin voluta, feminine past participle of volvere‘to roll’

    Definitions

    1. ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
  3. 2. a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

    Examples

    • « a coil of rope »

    Derived terms

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