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volute::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | spiral |
| Type of | ornament, decoration, ornamentation |
Examples of volute
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Well known is an unsigned volute krater, found in the 18th century near Arezzo.
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Unsigned volute krater, found in the 18th century near Arezzo.
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Ionic volute capitals survive from the outer peristasis of the later rebuilding by Polycrates.
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The forms produced included volute kraters, loutrophoroi, paterai, oinochoai, lekythoi, fish plates, etc.
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On the top is a capital in the characteristic shape of a scroll, called a volute, or scroll, at the four corners.
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Volute capitals have not been found associated with these, but their marble entablatures belonged to the Ionic order.
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It is the first known volute krater made of clay.
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Our Veal Piccata is a pan-seared veal sauteed with lemon, white wine, capers and artichoke hearts enhanced with a touch of beef volute.
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A volute is said to be right or left-handed depending on which side of the stairs the handrail is as one faces up the stairs.
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- Coiling: in the shape of a coil
- Spiral: ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
- Coil: a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"
- (volution) a rolling or revolving motion
- A volute is a spiral scroll-like ornament that forms the basis of the Ionic order, found in the capital of the Ionic column. It was later incorporated into Corinthian order and Composite column capitals. ...
- The term volute is used in a number of different contexts, all of which derive from and allude to the original Latin root word voluta ("scroll"): * In architecture, a volute is a decorative element on columns. ...
- The volute of a centrifugal pump is the casing that receives the fluid being pumped by the impeller, slowing down the fluid's rate of flow. A volute is a curved funnel that increases in area as it approaches the discharge port. ...
- The spiral curve on an Ionic capital; The spirls or whorls on a gastropod's shell; Any marine gastropod of the (super)family Volutidae
- Is a decorative ending for handrail that curves down into a vertical spiral. See drawing in Wreaths, Scrolls and Volutes in the Product Information Section.
