Volute

/vəˈluːt/

Synonyms for "volute" (62 found)

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More general

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architectural featurearchitectural ornamentcasingconstructiondecorationdecorative elementformgastropod shellmachinery componentornamentornamentationshapestructure

More specific

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Ionic capitalIonic volutecomposite volutepump volutescrollworkspiral shellturbine volutevolute capitalvolute cornicevolute shell

Collocations

9 entries
Ionic volutearchitectural volutepump volutespiral ornamentvolute capitalvolute casingvolute formvolute ornamentvolute shell

Inflections

3 entries
more volutemost volutevolutes

Derivations

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similar

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Translations

2 translations across 2 languages.

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Māori

1 entries
  • pūpū rore noun (a type of shellfish)

Polish

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  • zwójka noun (a type of shellfish)

Sample sentences

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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 […]

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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.

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