volution
/ (vəˈluːʃən) /
noun
a rolling, revolving, or spiral form or motion
a whorl of a spiral gastropod shell
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How to use volution in a sentence
A genus separated from Ammonites on account of the last volution covering the spire.
A Conchological Manual | George Brettingham SowerbyOn the left wrist were two circular excoriations, apparently the effect of ropes, or of a rope in more than one volution.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe | Edgar Allan PoeOuter lip smooth within, deeply lobed above, attached to the second spiral volution.
Zoological Illustrations, Volume I | William SwainsonThe whorls touch one another only by the ribs, of which there are nine to each volution.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide | Augusta Foote Arnold
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