volute
演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
From French volute, from Italian voluta, from Latin volūta, from the feminine of volūtus, perfect passive participle of volvō. Doublet of vault.
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- (architecture) The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.
- (zoology) The spirals or whorls on a gastropod's shell.
- (zoology) Any marine gastropod of the family Volutidae.
- (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
形容词 Adjective
- (engineering) Of a spring: having a spiral curve on its tail.
- (biology) Rolled up in any way.