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volute
(v/@/'l/j//u/t )

noun (n)

  • ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    spiral
    source: wordnet30
  • a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    coil, helix, spiral, whorl
    source: wordnet30
  • A spiral scroll which forms the chief feature of the Ionic capital, and which, on a much smaller scale, is a feature in the Corinthian and Composite capitals. See Illust. of Capital, also Helix, and Stale.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

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