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Volutes on neoclassical Ionic capitals of a modern building
Volute of the shell of a living specimen of Voluta ebraea
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Diagrammatic section of the volute of a centrifugal pump
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Volute typical of a stringed musical instrument, on the scroll of a double bass
Etymology
[edit]From French volute, from Italian voluta, from Latin volūta, from the feminine of volūtus, perfect passive participle of volvō. Doublet of vault.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /vəˈluːt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -uːt
Noun
[edit]volute (plural volutes)
- (architecture) The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.
- 1856, Edward Shaw, The Modern Architect, Or, Every Carpenter His Own Master:
- This example is much richer, yet no less elegant, than the other; the volute, instead of a single spiral, is formed by three; the sculptured echinus beneath is surmounted by a guilloched moulding, and separated from the shaft by a neck […]
- (zoology) The spirals or whorls on a gastropod's shell.
- (zoology) Any marine gastropod of the family Volutidae.
- 2002, Don Philpott, Florida: Gulf Coast[1], page 16:
- Common shells include frog-shells, distorsios, volutes, tulips, murex, cones, olives, marginellas, cowries, augers and the Florida horse conch, the state's official shell, which can grow up to 24in (6 1 cm) long.
- (engineering) The casing in a centrifugal pump, whose shape is somewhat similar to architectural volutes.
- (art) A spiral or scroll form.
- (music) A scroll-shaped carving at the tuning head of a stringed musical instrument, similar to architectural volutes.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]spiral on Ionic capital
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a type of shellfish
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casing in a centrifugal pump
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scroll shaped carving at the tuning head of stringed musical instruments
Adjective
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volute (not comparable)
- (engineering) Of a spring: having a spiral curve on its tail.
French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]volute f (plural volutes)
- (architecture) volute
- (music, lutherie) scroll (of a musical instrument)
Further reading
[edit]- “volute”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
[edit]Participle
[edit]volute f pl
Latin
[edit]Participle
[edit]volūte
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