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voluted

/vuh-loot/US // vəˈlut //UK // (ˈvɒljuːt, vəˈluːt) //

卷曲的,卷曲,涡流,涡流式

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a spiral or twisted formation or object.
    • : Architecture. a spiral ornament, found especially in the capitals of the Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite orders.
    • : Carpentry. a horizontal scrolled termination to the handrail of a stair.
    • : Zoology. a turn or whorl of a spiral shell.any of various tropical marine gastropods of the family Volutidae, many species of which have shells prized for their coloration.
    • : the spiral casing surrounding the impeller of a centrifugal pump.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having a volute or rolled-up form.
    • : Machinery. spirally shaped or having a part so shaped.moving in a circular way, especially if combined with a lateral motion.

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Examples

  • In one of the specimens the ogee ends finish in a point; in the other they finish in a spiral volute turning upon itself.

  • Fig. 268 represents a well-preserved disk with four volute arms forming the tetraskelion, and thus allied to the Swastika.

  • Spiral-volute designs resembling the Swastika in general effect are found on aboriginal mound pottery from the Mississippi Valley.

  • The volute form is particularly adapted to the decoration of basketry, of which fig. 299 is a specimen.

  • It terminated in a large shepherds crook or scroll, the curved volute being often richly ornamented with foliage.