volute
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /vəˈluːt/
volute (plural volutes)
- (architecture) The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.
- (zoology) The spirals or whorls on a gastropod's shell.
- (zoology) Any marine gastropod of the family Volutidae.
- (engineering) The casing in a centrifugal pump, whose shape is somewhat similar to architectural volutes.
- (art) A spiral or scroll form.
- (music) A scroll-shaped carving at the tuning head of a stringed musical instrument, similar to architectural volutes.
volute (not comparable)
- (engineering) Of a spring: having a spiral curve on its tail.
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