transcription, транскрипция: [ vəˈlju:t ]
n. & adj. --n. 1 Archit. a spiral scroll characteristic of Ionic capitals and also used in Corinthian and composite capitals. 2 a any marine gastropod mollusc of the genus Voluta. b the spiral shell of this. --adj. esp. Bot. rolled up. øøvoluted adj. [F volute or L voluta fem. past part. of volvere roll]