Volute — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɑːluːt/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɒluːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɒluːt/

2 syllables Say it as /vˈɑːluːt/.

Examples

a coil of rope

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spiral voluted coil whorl turbinate helical whorled helix spiraling coiling

Parts of Speech

noun	ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
noun	a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops “a coil of rope”
adjective	in the shape of a coil

Word Forms

volute	adjective	in the shape of a coil
coil	verb	to wind or move in a spiral course
spiral	verb	to wind or move in a spiral course
helical	adjective	in the shape of a coil
helix	noun	a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
volute	noun	ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Spirale

Ornament, das aus einer Kurve auf einer Ebene besteht, die sich mit zunehmendem Abstand von der Mitte um einen Mittelpunkt windet

🇪🇸Spanish

voluta

Adorno que consiste en una curva en un plano que gira alrededor de un centro a una distancia creciente del centro.

🇮🇹Italian

voluta

ornamento costituito da una curva su un piano che si avvolge attorno ad un centro con distanza crescente dal centro

🇵🇹Portuguese

voluta

ornamento que consiste em uma curva em um plano que serpenteia em torno de um centro com uma distância crescente do centro

🇷🇺Russian

улитка

орнамент, состоящий из кривой на плоскости, обвивающей центр с увеличением расстояния от центра

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कुंडलित वक्र

आभूषण जिसमें एक तल पर एक वक्र होता है जो केंद्र से बढ़ती दूरी के साथ एक केंद्र के चारों ओर घूमता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ভোলুট

একটি সমতলে একটি বক্ররেখা নিয়ে গঠিত অলঙ্কার যা কেন্দ্র থেকে ক্রমবর্ধমান দূরত্বের সাথে কেন্দ্রের চারপাশে বাতাস করে

🇮🇳Tamil

வால்யூட்

ஆபரணம் ஒரு விமானத்தில் ஒரு வளைவைக் கொண்டுள்ளது, அது மையத்திலிருந்து அதிகரிக்கும் தூரத்துடன் ஒரு மையத்தைச் சுற்றி வருகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

వాల్యూమ్

కేంద్రం నుండి పెరుగుతున్న దూరంతో కేంద్రం చుట్టూ తిరిగే విమానంలో వంపుతో కూడిన ఆభరణం

🇮🇳Marathi

व्हॉल्युट

विमानावरील वक्र असलेला अलंकार जो केंद्रापासून वाढत्या अंतरासह केंद्राभोवती वारा घालतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

વોલ્યુટ

પ્લેન પર વળાંક ધરાવતું આભૂષણ કે જે કેન્દ્રથી વધતા અંતર સાથે કેન્દ્રની આસપાસ ફરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಿಮಾಣ

ಕೇಂದ್ರದಿಂದ ಹೆಚ್ಚುತ್ತಿರುವ ಅಂತರದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಕೇಂದ್ರದ ಸುತ್ತಲೂ ಸುತ್ತುವ ಸಮತಲದ ಮೇಲೆ ವಕ್ರರೇಖೆಯನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಆಭರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വോള്യം

കേന്ദ്രത്തിൽ നിന്ന് വർദ്ധിച്ചുവരുന്ന അകലത്തിൽ ഒരു കേന്ദ്രത്തിന് ചുറ്റും കറങ്ങുന്ന ഒരു വിമാനത്തിലെ ഒരു വക്രം അടങ്ങുന്ന അലങ്കാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਲਿਊਟ

ਗਹਿਣੇ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਜਹਾਜ਼ ਉੱਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਕਰਵ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧਦੀ ਦੂਰੀ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਇੱਕ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਦੁਆਲੇ ਘੁੰਮਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

والیوٹ

زیور جو ہوائی جہاز پر ایک منحنی خطوط پر مشتمل ہوتا ہے جو مرکز سے بڑھتے ہوئے فاصلے کے ساتھ مرکز کے گرد گھومتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蜗壳

由平面上的一条曲线组成的装饰品，该曲线围绕中心缠绕，并且距中心的距离逐渐增加

🇯🇵Japanese

ボリュート

中心から離れるにつれて中心の周りを巻く平面上の曲線で構成される装飾品

🇰🇷Korean

볼류트

중심에서 멀어질수록 중심 주위를 휘감는 평면의 곡선으로 구성된 장식

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dây xoắn

vật trang trí bao gồm một đường cong trên mặt phẳng uốn lượn quanh một tâm với khoảng cách ngày càng tăng từ tâm

🇹🇭Thai

รูปก้นหอย

เครื่องประดับประกอบด้วยเส้นโค้งบนระนาบที่หมุนรอบจุดศูนย์กลางโดยมีระยะห่างจากจุดศูนย์กลางเพิ่มมากขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

pilin

ornamen berupa lengkungan pada bidang yang melingkari suatu pusat dengan jarak yang semakin jauh dari pusat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شكل حلزوني

زخرفة تتكون من منحنى على مستوى يلتف حول مركز مع زيادة المسافة من المركز

🇮🇷Persian

گردو

زیورآلات متشکل از یک منحنی روی صفحه که با فاصله فزاینده ای از مرکز به دور یک مرکز می پیچد

🇹🇷Turkish

kıvrımlı

merkezden uzaklaştıkça bir merkezin etrafında dolanan bir düzlem üzerindeki eğriden oluşan süs

🇮🇱Hebrew

נדנדה

קישוט המורכב מעיקול על מישור המתפתל סביב מרכז עם מרחק הולך וגדל מהמרכז

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What is the primary definition of the word 'volute'?

The primary meaning of 'volute' is 'ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center'.

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Using 'volute' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'volute' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'volute' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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