voluta — meaning in English

English meaning

• curl noun A spiral or ring-shaped lock of hair.
• volute noun The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.
• wreath noun A ring-shaped arrangement of flowers, leaves, or other material, used for decoration or as a mark of honour or remembrance.

Senses

voluta is used for these senses in English:

• curl (curling) Movement of a moving rock away from a straight line.
• volute (architectural element) The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.
• wreath Something twisted, intertwined, or curled.

curl — full definition

1. noun A spiral or ring-shaped lock of hair.
2. noun An exercise where the arm is bent against resistance to work the biceps.
3. verb To twist something into a spiral shape, or to naturally form one.

volute — full definition

1. noun The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.
2. noun The spirals or whorls on a gastropod's shell.
3. noun Any marine gastropod of the family Volutidae.
4. noun The casing in a centrifugal pump, whose shape is somewhat similar to architectural volutes.

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