volute in French
volute in French is volute — volute means the characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.
volute in French
volute
(architectural element) The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.
What does "volute" mean?
- noun The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.
- noun The spirals or whorls on a gastropod's shell.
- noun Any marine gastropod of the family Volutidae.
- noun The casing in a centrifugal pump, whose shape is somewhat similar to architectural volutes.
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What is "volute" in French?
"volute" in French is volute. volute means: The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.
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