volute
[ vuh-loot ]
/ vəˈlut /
noun
adjective
having a volute or rolled-up form.
Machinery.
- spirally shaped or having a part so shaped.
- moving in a circular way, especially if combined with a lateral motion.
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Origin of volute
1690–1700; (< F) < Latin volūta, feminine of volūtus, past participle of volvere to turn. See revolve
Related formsvo·lut·ed, adjectivevo·lu·tion, nounin·ter·vo·lute, adjective
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Examples 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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British Dictionary definitions for volution (1 of 2)
volution
/ (vəˈluːʃən) /
noun
a rolling, revolving, or spiral form or motion
a whorl of a spiral gastropod shell
British Dictionary definitions for volution (2 of 2)
volute
/ (ˈvɒljuːt, vəˈluːt) /
noun
adjective also: voluted (vəˈluːtɪd)
having the form of a volute; spiral
machinery moving in a spiral path
Word Origin for volute
C17: from Latin volūta a spiral decoration, from volūtus rolled, from volvere to roll up
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Word Origin and History for volution
volute
1690s, "spiral ornament on an Ionic capital," from French volute, from Italian voluta, from Latin voluta "a spiral scroll," originally fem. past participle of volvere "to turn around, roll" (see volvox). Extended 1756 to any spiral thing or part. As a type of spiral seashell, it is attested from 1753.
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Medicine definitions for volution
volute
[ və-lōōt′ ]
adj.
Rolled up; convoluted.
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