Synonyms for volute

Most common

spiral · helical · whorled · turbinate

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Noun

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Of a spring: having a spiral curve on its tail.

2. n. 1

   The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.

Related words

Word family

voluted

Forms

Plural

volutes → helixes, whorls, coils, scrolls…

Example sentences

• spiral The Fibonacci spiral is found everywhere in nature.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

coil¹

5 letters

helix², whorl¹

6 letters

spiral², scroll¹

7 letters

helical³, whorled, voluted

9 letters

turbinate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (helix² = 2 syllables).