VOLUTE

• VOLUTE (noun)
  The noun VOLUTE has 2 senses:

1. ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
2. a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

  Familiarity information: VOLUTE used as a noun is rare.

• VOLUTE (adjective)
  The adjective VOLUTE has 1 sense:

1. in the shape of a coil

  Familiarity information: VOLUTE used as an adjective is very rare.

• VOLUTE (noun)

Meaning:

Ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

volute; spiral

Hypernyms ("volute" is a kind of...):

decoration; ornament; ornamentation (something used to beautify)

Meaning:

A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

coil; helix; volute; whorl; spiral

Context example:

a coil of rope

Hypernyms ("volute" is a kind of...):

construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "volute"):

hank (a coil of rope or wool or yarn)

• VOLUTE (adjective)

Meaning:

In the shape of a coil

Synonyms:

voluted; volute; spiraling; spiral; helical; coiling; turbinate; whorled

Similar:

coiled (curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals))