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VOLUTE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
Example:
a coil of rope
Synonyms:
coil; helix; spiral; volute; whorl
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
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)
Derivation:
volute (in the shape of a coil)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
Synonyms:
spiral; volute
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("volute" is a kind of...):
decoration; ornament; ornamentation (something used to beautify)
Derivation:
volute (in the shape of a coil)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In the shape of a coil
Synonyms:
coiling; helical; spiral; spiraling; turbinate; volute; voluted; whorled
Classified under:
Similar:
coiled (curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals))
Derivation:
volute (a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops)
volute (ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center)
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