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volute

DEFINITIONS OF: volute

1

n ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center

Synonyms:
spiral
Type of:
decoration, ornament, ornamentation
something used to beautify

n a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

Synonyms:
coil, helix, spiral, whorl
Types:
hank
a coil of rope or wool or yarn
skein
coils of worsted yarn
Type of:
construction, structure
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts

adj in the shape of a coil

Synonyms:
coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, turbinate, voluted, whorled
coiled
curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals)
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