volute

• Adjetivo poco usado que significa espiral o enrollado, empleado a menudo en contextos arquitectónicos para describir una voluta o adorno en espiral, pero actualmente fuera del uso común.

An archaic adjective meaning spiral or coiled, often used in architectural contexts to describe a spiral scroll, but now obsolete in general usage.

1. Coiled or spiral-shapedC2formal

   Having a spiral or coiled form, resembling a scroll or a spring.

   En forma de espiral o voluta

   • The volute pattern on the column was intricately carved.
   • The shell had a beautiful volute shape.
   • The architect designed a volute staircase for the grand hall.

   Sinónimoscoiledhelicalspiralwhorled

   Antónimoslinearstraightuncoiled

• Sustantivo que designa un adorno en forma de espiral o de rollo, así como cualquier estructura enrollada o retorcida en una serie continua de vueltas.

A noun referring to a spiral or scroll-shaped ornament, or any structure that is coiled or wound in a continuous series of loops.

1. Spiral ornamentC1formalart

   A spiral or scroll-shaped ornament, especially one found on Ionic and Corinthian columns in classical architecture.

   Voluta (ornamento)

   • The Ionic column is easily recognized by its distinctive volute at the capital.
   • The architect incorporated a delicate volute into the design of the building's facade.
   • Ancient Greek temples often feature volutes as a key decorative element.

   Sinónimoscoilscrollspiralwhorl

2. Coiled structureC2formalscientific

   A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops, like a spiral or coil.

   espiral

   • The shell of a nautilus is a natural volute.
   • The volute of a snail's shell is a classic example of a logarithmic spiral.
   • In mathematics, a volute can be described as a curve that winds around a central point.

   Sinónimoscoilconvolutioncurlscrollspiraltwistwhorl