volute in English

adjective
1
forming a spiral curve or curves.
spoked wheels with outside volute springs
noun
1
a spiral scroll characteristic of Ionic capitals and also used in Corinthian and composite capitals.
The only other pieces close in date to it are two composite capitals (also from the mid-10th century) in the third room, one labeled ‘Corinthian’ for some reason, although Ionic volutes are just as prominent as acanthus leaves.
2
a deep-water marine mollusk with a thick spiral shell that is colorful and prized by collectors.
It is not uncommon for both Recent and fossil volutes from southern South America to have a protoconch that is corroded to various degrees by cold acidic waters.
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Below are sample sentences containing the word "volute" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "volute", or refer to the context using the word "volute" in the English Dictionary.

1. Maximilian is oftentimes tainted after volute Hamish Barricadoes his improvvisatore invaluably.

2. Some details are abstracted: the figure has large volute earlobes, over sized almond-shaped eyes, and elongated proportions.

3. Outside, the clerestory of the nave had a structure of pilasters and volute capitals, probably with twelve windows.

4. They later develop a central projecting tenon , or double volute , or assume the shape of a projecting curved arm terminated by a pendentive lotus bud , the pushpa potikas of the temples of the fifteenth century and later .

5. The Amphora is an ancient type of pottery from Ancient Greece used to hold water, and created by pottery shards.They can be found in naturally spawning structures like temples, or in chests, alongside the volute and kylix, and there are several different coloration varieties …