[vuh-loot] 
| 1. | a spiral or twisted formation or object. |
| 2. | Architecture. a spiral ornament, found esp. in the capitals of the Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite orders. |
| 3. | Carpentry. a horizontal scrolled termination to the handrail of a stair. |
| 4. | Zoology.
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| 5. | the spiral casing surrounding the impeller of a volute pump. |
| 6. | having a volute or rolled-up form. |
| 7. | Machinery.
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| vo·lu·tion (və-lōō'shən) n.
[From Latin volūtus, past participle of volvere, to turn; see volute.] |
volute vo·lute (və-l&oomacr;t')
n.
A spiral formation, such as one of the whorls of a gastropod shell.
