[ və'l(j)u:t ]
■ noun
1》 Architecture a spiral scroll characteristic of Ionic capitals and also used in Corinthian and composite capitals.
2》 a deep-water marine mollusc with a colourful thick spiral shell. [ Voluta and other genera.]
■ adjective forming a spiral curve or curves.
Derivatives
~d adjective
Origin
C16: from Fr., or from L. voluta , feminine past participle of volvere 'to roll'.