volute
pronunciation
How to pronounce volute in British English:
UK [və'lju:t]
How to pronounce volute in American English:
US [və'lut]
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- Noun:
- ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
- a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
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- Adjective:
- in the shape of a coil
Word Origin
- volute (n.)
- 1690s, "spiral ornament on an Ionic capital," from French volute (16c.), from Italian voluta, from Latin voluta "a spiral scroll," noun use of fem. past participle of volvere "to turn around, roll" (see volvox). Extended 1756 to any spiral thing or part. As a type of spiral seashell, it is attested from 1753.
Example
- 1. " In volute cylindrical gear , external gearing , large modulus "
- 2. " In volute cylindrical gear , external gearing , minor modulus "
- 3. This paper mainly researches the change principle of the volute section configuration , the volute section area and the diffuser . Based on the research , an improved program is put forward .