Definitions from Wiktionary (volute)

▸ noun:  (architecture) The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.
▸ noun:  (zoology) The spirals or whorls on a gastropod's shell.
▸ noun:  (zoology) Any marine gastropod of the family Volutidae.
▸ noun:  (engineering) The casing in a centrifugal pump, whose shape is somewhat similar to architectural volutes.
▸ noun:  (art) A spiral or scroll form.
▸ noun:  (music) A scroll-shaped carving at the tuning head of a stringed musical instrument, similar to architectural volutes.
▸ adjective:  (engineering) Of a spring: having a spiral curve on its tail.





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