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Definition of: volute
(və·l
t′) noun
1. Archit. A spiral scroll–like ornament, as in Ionic capitals; a scroll.
2. Zool. One of the whorls or turns of a spiral shell.
—adjective
1. Rolled up; forming spiral curves.
2. Having a spiral form, as a machine part. [<F <L voluta a scroll, orig. fem. pp. of volvere turn]
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