volute
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volute
- /vəˈluːt/
Rhymes with -uːt
Where it comes from
From French volute, from Italian voluta, from Latin volūta, from the feminine of volūtus, perfect passive participle of volvō. Doublet of vault.
noun volutes
- The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture. This example is much richer, yet no less elegant, than the other; the volute, instead of a single spiral, is formed by three; the sculptured echinus beneath is surmounted by a guilloched moulding, and separated from the shaft by a neck […]
- The spirals or whorls on a gastropod's shell.
- Any marine gastropod of the family Volutidae. Common shells include frog-shells, distorsios, volutes, tulips, murex, cones, olives, marginellas, cowries, augers and the Florida horse conch, the state's official shell, which can grow up to 24in (6 1 cm) long.
- The casing in a centrifugal pump, whose shape is somewhat similar to architectural volutes.
- A spiral or scroll form.
- A scroll-shaped carving at the tuning head of a stringed musical instrument, similar to architectural volutes.
adjective
- Of a spring: having a spiral curve on its tail.
- Rolled up in any way.
Translations
Talk about this word "volute." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/volute. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. volute. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/volute "volute." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/volute.Cite this
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