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volute/vəˈl(j)u:t/ n. & adj.●n. 1 Archit. a spiral scroll characteristic of Ionic capitals and also used in Corinthian and composite capitals 【建】(指古希腊爱奥尼亚式、科林斯式柱头上的)盘蜗;螺旋饰,蜗旋形饰 2a any marine gastropod mollusc of the genus Voluta 蜗螺 b the spiral shell of this 蜗螺壳 ●adj. esp. Bot. rolled up 【植】螺旋的,盘旋的;卷起的 □ voluted adj.[French volute or Latin voluta, fem. past part. of volvere ‘roll’] |