volute

(Anglès)

Noun

1. The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.
2. The spirals or whorls on a gastropod's shell.
3. Any marine gastropod of the family Volutidae.
4. The casing in a centrifugal pump, whose shape is somewhat similar to architectural volutes.
5. A spiral or scroll form.
6. A scroll-shaped carving at the tuning head of a stringed musical instrument, similar to architectural volutes.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of a spring: having a spiral curve on its tail.
2. (not-comparable) Rolled up in any way.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/vəˈluːt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From French volute, from Italian voluta, from Latin volūta, from the feminine of volūtus, perfect passive participle of volvō. Doublet of vault.

Conceptes

espiral

helicoïdal

voluta

Sinònims

spiral

scroll

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coil

helix

helical

spiraling

whorl

whorled

coiling

turbinate

voluted

vortex

worm

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volution

gyroidal

spirality helicity

annulus

gas-collecting ring

curl

curve

gang

mob

screw

screwy

serpentine

spin

spired

twist

Traduccions

volute

spirale

voluta

έλικα

sarmal

έλικας κιονόκρανου

voluta

ślimak

escargot

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ελικωτός

σπείρα

spirale

hélicoïdal

Cymbium

limaçon

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