volute

• Adjectif désuet signifiant en spirale ou enroulé, souvent utilisé dans un contexte architectural pour décrire un enroulement en spirale, mais aujourd'hui sorti de l'usage courant.

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 forme de volute

   • 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.

   Synonymescoiledhelicalspiralwhorled

   Antonymeslinearstraightuncoiled

• Nom désignant un ornement en spirale ou en forme de volute, ainsi que toute structure enroulée ou torsadée en une série continue de boucles.

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.

   Volute (ornement architectural)

   • 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.

   Synonymescoilscrollspiralwhorl

2. Coiled structureC2formalscientific

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

   Structure en spirale

   • 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.

   Synonymescoilconvolutioncurlscrollspiraltwistwhorl