Volute
31VOLUTE — n. f. T. d’Architecture Ornement du chapiteau de la colonne ionique et de la colonne composite, fait en forme de spirale. Il se dit, en termes d’Histoire naturelle, des Coquilles univalves tournées en cône pyramidal …
32volute — n. [L. volvere, to roll] (MOLLUSCA) A whorl or turn of a spiral shell …
33volute — noun a) The spiral curve on an Ionic capital. b) The spirls or whorls on a gastropods shell …
34volute — Rolled up; convoluted. [L. voluta, a scroll, fr. volvo, pp. volutus, to roll] * * * vo·lute (vo lūtґ) rolled up …
35volute — Synonyms and related words: anfractuous, cirrus, cochlear, cochleate, coil, corkscrew, corkscrewy, curl, curlicue, evolute, gyre, helical, helicoid, helix, involute, kink, ringlet, roll, screw, screw shaped, scroll, scrolled, spiral, spiroid,… …
36volute — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. spiral, twist, whorl …
37Volute — Vo|lu|te 〈 [vo ] f.; Gen.: , Pl.: n; Arch.〉 Bauornament in Form einer Spirale; Syn. Konvolute [Etym.: <lat. volutare »herumwälzen, drehen«; zu volvere »wälzen, rollen«] …
38Volute — Vo|lu|te [v...] die; , n <aus gleichbed. lat. voluta zu volutus, Part. Perf. von volvere, vgl. ↑volubel> spiralförmige Einrollung am Kapitell ionischer Säulen od. als Bauornament in der Renaissance …
39volute — vo·lute || vÉ™ luËt /vÉ’ n. curling or spiral figure decorating the top of an Ionic column; mollusk which has a spiralling sometimes colorful shell …
40volute — [və l(j)u:t] noun 1》 Architecture a spiral scroll characteristic of Ionic capitals and also used in Corinthian and composite capitals. 2》 a deep water marine mollusc with a colourful thick spiral shell. [Voluta and other genera.] adjective… …
