volute — meaning in English
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English meaning
- scroll noun A roll of paper or parchment, especially one containing writing.
- volute noun The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.
- whorl noun Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral.
Senses
volute is used for these senses in English:
- scroll (architectural element) An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern.
- scroll (lutherie) The carved end of a violin, viola, cello or other stringed instrument, most commonly scroll-shaped but occasionally in the form of a human or animal head.
- volute (architectural element) The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.
- whorl Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral.
scroll — full definition
- noun A roll of paper or parchment, especially one containing writing.
- verb To move text or images on a screen up, down, or sideways to view more content.
- verb (informal) To browse social media aimlessly for long stretches of time.
volute — full definition
- 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.