volution
/ (vəˈluːʃən) /
noun
a rolling, revolving, or spiral form or motion
a whorl of a spiral gastropod shell
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Words nearby volution
voluptuary, voluptuous, volute, volute spring, volutin, volution, volva, volvelle, volvent, volvox, volvulosis
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Example sentences from the Web for volution
On the left wrist were two circular excoriations, apparently the effect of ropes, or of a rope in more than one volution.
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