- voluted
- adjective see volute
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
voluted
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Voluted — Vo*lut ed, a. Having a volute, or spiral scroll. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
voluted — See volute. * * * … Universalium
voluted — vo·lut·ed … English syllables
voluted — adjective in the shape of a coil • Syn: ↑coiling, ↑helical, ↑spiral, ↑spiraling, ↑volute, ↑whorled, ↑turbinate • Similar to: ↑coiled … Useful english dictionary
coiling helical spiral spiraling volute voluted whorled — coiled coiled (koild), adj. curled or wound especially in concentric rings or spirals; as, a coiled snake ready to strike; the rope lay coiled on the deck. Opposite of {uncoiled}. Note: [Narrower terms: {coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
volute — voluted, adj. volution, n. /veuh looht /, n. 1. a spiral or twisted formation or object. 2. Archit. a spiral ornament, found esp. in the capitals of the Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite orders. 3. Carpentry. a horizontal scrolled termination to… … Universalium
Ciborium (architecture) — Ciborium of Sant Ambrogio, Milan; note the rods for curtains. The columns are probably 4th century, the canopy 9th, 10th or 12th century.[1] In ecclesiastical architecture, a ciborium ( ciborion : κιβωρι … Wikipedia
coiled — (koild), adj. curled or wound especially in concentric rings or spirals; as, a coiled snake ready to strike; the rope lay coiled on the deck. Opposite of {uncoiled}. Note: [Narrower terms: {coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coiling — adj. 1. 1 Syn: helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
convolute rolled longitudinally upon itself — coiled coiled (koild), adj. curled or wound especially in concentric rings or spirals; as, a coiled snake ready to strike; the rope lay coiled on the deck. Opposite of {uncoiled}. Note: [Narrower terms: {coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
