volutation
- noun
- /ˌvoʊlʊˈteɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
voluta
- The ancient Greek temple featured a beautiful volutation on its columns.
Examples
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The museum displayed a fragment of stone with a carved volutation from a ruined palace.
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Architects often use a volutation to add elegance to classical buildings.
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The ancient temple's columns were topped with a beautiful volutation that caught the afternoon light.
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Many architects appreciate the elegance of a volutation in classical designs.
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The ancient temple's columns were topped with a beautiful volutation that caught the afternoon light.
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Architects often use a volutation to add elegance to classical buildings.
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The museum displayed a fragment of stone with a carved volutation from a ruined palace.
Synonyms
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4.8
A spiral or curled shape often used as a decoration
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9.9
A spiral turn in a shell or other coiled object
A decorative spiral like the scroll on a Greek column
How Coiled
Surface Forms
Etymology
Volutation comes from the Latin volvere, which means 'to roll', and shares the same root as revolve and revolution. Think of a small rolled or scroll shape—that is why volutation names the spiral ornament you see on a column.