| 单词 | volute |
| 释义 | Word Frequency volute(ˈvɒljuːt, vəˈluːt) noun 1. a spiral or twisting turn, form, or object; spiral; whorl 2. Also called: helix a carved ornament, esp as used on an Ionic capital, that has the form of a spiral scroll 3. any of the whorls of the spirally coiled shell of a snail or similar gastropod mollusc 4. any tropical marine gastropod mollusc of the family Volutidae, typically having a spiral shell with beautiful markings 5. a tangential part, resembling the volute of a snail's shell, that collects the fluids emerging from the periphery of a turbine, impeller pump, etc adjective also: voluted (vəˈluːtɪd) 6. having the form of a volute; spiral 7. machinery moving in a spiral path Word origin C17: from Latin volūta a spiral decoration, from volūtus rolled, from volvere to roll up |
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