volute

vɔlyt

Definition

Definition of volute - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

architecture

TECH.

ornement en spirale sur le chapiteau de certaines colonnes

TECH.

La volute de cette colonne ionique est finement sculptée.

enroulement

spirale

tourbillonspirale ou tourbillon de fumée, brume ou autre fluide

Des volutes de fumée s'échappent de la cheminée.

spirale

tourbillon

lutherie

TECH.

ornement en spirale à l'extrémité du manche d'un violon

TECH.

Le luthier grave délicatement la volute du violon.

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spirale

zoologie

TECH.

coquillage univalve en forme de cône pyramidal

TECH.

Cette volute tropicale présente de magnifiques couleurs orangées.

coquillage

gastéropode

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Images of volute

ornement en spirale sur le chapiteau de certaines colonnes
spirale ou tourbillon de fumée, brume ou autre fluide
ornement en spirale à l'extrémité du manche d'un violon
coquillage univalve en forme de cône pyramidal

Origin of volute

latin, voluta (roulement)

Examples of volute in a sentence

La restauration a mis en valeur la volute centrale.
Une volute de vapeur s’élève de la tasse chaude.
Les volutes de brume dansaient au-dessus du lac.
La volute du violon était finement sculptée.
Il a restauré la volute endommagée d’un instrument ancien.
La volute se cache souvent dans le sable marin.

J’ai observé une volute rare lors de ma plongée.

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English:volute, swirl, ...
German:Volute, Rauchschwade, ...
Italian:voluta, spirale, ...
Spanish:voluta, espiral de humo, ...
Portuguese:voluta, redemoinho, ...
Chinese:卷饰, 烟雾旋涡, ...
Japanese:渦巻き装飾, 渦, ...
Arabic:حلزون العمود, دوامة, ...
Hebrew:ווֹלוּטָה, וְלוּטָה, ...
Russian:волюта, клуб, ...
Ukrainian:волюта, вихор, ...
Catalan:voluta, remolí, ...
Danish:volute, røgspiral, ...
Dutch:voluut, werveling, ...
Greek:έλικα, δίνη καπνού, ...
Khmer:ក្បាច់វង់កោង, ខ្យល់កួច, ...
Korean:볼루트, 소용돌이, ...
Polish:woluta, wir, ...
Portuguese (BR):voluta, espiral, ...
Romanian:volută, vârtej, ...
Swedish:volut, virvel, ...
Thai:ลายก้นหอย, กลุ่มควันวน, ...
Turkish:volüt, duman girdabı, ...
Vietnamese:xoắn ốc, làn khói cuộn, ...

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Definition of volute - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

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