1. Ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a centre with an increasing distance from the centre
   "The Ionic column was adorned with a beautiful spiral volute";
   - spiral
    
2. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
   "a volute of rope";
   - coil, spiral, whorl, helix

1. In the shape of a coil
   "The volute ornament on the column added an elegant touch to the building's facade";
   - coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling [US], voluted, whorled, turbinate, spiralling [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: volutes

See also: coiled

Type of: construction, decoration, ornament, ornamentation, structure

Encyclopedia: Volute