noun
volute
Volute (noun) means the spiral shape found on top of an Ionic column, also copied in many other building styles.
noun
1
The spiral shape found on top of an Ionic column, also copied in many other building styles.
2
The coiled ridges that form the shell of a snail-like creature.
3
Any sea-dwelling gastropod belonging to 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."
— Don Philpott, Florida: Gulf Coast (2002)
4
The spiral-shaped outer housing of a centrifugal pump.
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Etymology
Came into English from French volute, which goes back to Italian voluta, from Latin volūta, from the feminine of volūtus, the perfect passive participle of volvō. A doublet of vault.
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What is the meaning of volute?
"volute" (noun) means the spiral shape found on top of an Ionic column, also copied in many other building styles.
What is another word for volute?
Other words for "volute" include whorl, spiral, helix, coil.
What are the different meanings of volute?
"volute" has 3 main meanings: 1. The spiral shape found on top of an Ionic column, also copied in many other building styles; 2. The coiled ridges that form the shell of a snail-like creature; 3. Any sea-dwelling gastropod belonging to the family Volutidae.
