definition of
volute

[1] #1 volute n. [spiral] ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center. wn

[2] #2 volute s. [coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, voluted, whorled, turbinate] in the shape of a coil. wn

[3] #3 volute n. [coil, spiral, whorl, helix] a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope". wn