Volute
21volute — vo•lute [[t]vəˈlut[/t]] n. 1) a spiral or twisted formation or object 2) archit. a spiral ornament, found esp. on the capitals of the Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite orders 3) bui a horizontal scrolled termination to the handrail of a stair 4)… …
22volute — /vəˈljut / (say vuh lyooht) noun 1. a spiral or twisted formation or object. 2. Architecture a spiral scroll like ornament, especially one forming the distinctive feature of the Ionic capital or a more or less important part of the Corinthian and …
23volute — n. & adj. n. 1 Archit. a spiral scroll characteristic of Ionic capitals and also used in Corinthian and composite capitals. 2 a any marine gastropod mollusc of the genus Voluta. b the spiral shell of this. adj. esp. Bot. rolled up. Derivatives:… …
24Volute spiring — Volute Vo*lute , n. [F. volute (cf. It. voluta), L. voluta, from volvere, volutum, to roll. See {Voluble}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Arch.) A spiral scroll which forms the chief feature of the Ionic capital, and which, on a much smaller scale, is a… …
25volute spring — volute′ spring n. bui mac a coil spring, conical in shape, extending in the direction of the axis of the coil. • Etymology: 1860–65 …
26Volute (disambiguation) — The term volute is used in a number of different contexts, all of which derive from and allude to the original Latin root word voluta ( scroll ):* In architecture , a volute is a decorative element on columns. * In stairways , a volute is a… …
27Volute spring — A Volute spring is a compression spring in the form of a cone (a Volute), designed so that under compression the coils are not forced against each other, thus permitting more length to be shortened …
28Volute trompe de cochon — Volute trompe de cochon …
29volute spring — noun a spring in the shape of a coil • Syn: ↑coil spring • Hypernyms: ↑spring * * * noun : a spring formed of a conically spiral coil of plate, rod, or wire that is extended or extensible in the direction of the axis of the coil in which… …
30volute spring — Spring Spring, n. [AS. spring a fountain, a leap. See {Spring}, v. i.] 1. A leap; a bound; a jump. [1913 Webster] The prisoner, with a spring, from prison broke. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its… …
