volute spring
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noun
a coil spring, conical in shape, extending in the direction of the axis of the coil.
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Origin of volute spring
First recorded in 1860–65
Words nearby volute spring
Volunteer State, voluntourism, voluptuary, voluptuous, volute, volute spring, volutin, volution, volva, volvelle, volvent
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