Volute Definition

və-lo͝ot
noun
A spiral or twisting form; turn; whorl.
Webster's New World
A spiral scroll forming one of the chief features of Ionic and Corinthian capitals.
Webster's New World
Any of the turns or whorls of a spiral shell.
Webster's New World
Any of a family (Volutidae) of saltwater gastropods often having brightly colored shells with an elongated opening.
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adjective
Rolled up; spiraled.
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Having a spirally shaped part.
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Other Word Forms of Volute

Noun

Singular:
volute
Plural:
volutes

Origin of Volute

  • French from Italian voluta from Latin volūta from feminine past participle of volvere to turn, roll wel-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French and Italian, from Latin volūta, from the feminine of volūtus, perfect passive participle of volvō.

    From Wiktionary

Volute Sentence Examples

  • I drilled a 10mm diameter hole into the side wall of the volute, slanted in the direction of rotation.

  • The volute buttresses, each crowned with a statue, add quaintly but happily to the general effect.

  • It is some five feet long, ending at the top in a crook (volute) bent inwards, and made of metal, ivory or wood.

  • Finally, at the close of the middle ages, the lower part of the crook was bent outwards so that the actual volute came over the middle of the knob, the type that remained dominant from that time onwards (8).

  • The term was applied in architecture to various forms of ornamentation taking the shape of a scroll, such as the volute of an Ionian capital.

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Words Starting With

VVOVOL

Words Ending With

ETEUTE

Unscrambles

volute

Words Starting With V and Ending With E

Starts With V & Ends With EStarts With VO & Ends With EStarts With V & Ends With TE

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With V6 Letter Words Ending With E