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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: voˈlution /vəˈluːʃən/ n - a rolling, revolving, or spiral form or motion
- a whorl of a spiral gastropod shell
vo•lute (və lo̅o̅t′),USA pronunciation n. - a spiral or twisted formation or object.
- Architecturea spiral ornament, found esp. in the capitals of the Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite orders.
- Building[Carpentry.]a horizontal scrolled termination to the handrail of a stair.
- Zoology
- a turn or whorl of a spiral shell.
- any of various tropical marine gastropods of the family Volutidae, many species of which have shells prized for their coloration.
- the spiral casing surrounding the impeller of a volute pump.
adj. - Architecturehaving a volute or rolled-up form.
- [Mach.]
- Mechanical Engineeringspirally shaped or having a part so shaped.
- Mechanical Engineeringmoving in a circular way, esp. if combined with a lateral motion.
- Latin volūta, feminine of volūtus, past participle of volvere to turn. See revolve
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