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- Architecture a spiral scroll characteristic of Ionic capitals and also used in Corinthian and composite capitals【建筑】涡旋形饰, 螺旋饰。
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- a deep-water marine mollusc with a thick spiral shell which is colourful and prized by collectors涡螺（一种海洋深水软体动物）。
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- Family Volutidae, class Gastropoda: Voluta and other genera.涡螺科, 腹足纲：涡螺属及其他属。
- forming a spiral curve or curves螺旋形的, 涡螺形的, 涡旋形的：
spoked wheels with outside volute springs.
外有螺旋形弹簧的辐条轮。
派生词
voluted
adjective词源
mid 16th cent.: from French， or from Latin voluta, feminine past participle of volvere 'to roll'.