voluta

  • 101volute — [və l(j)u:t] noun 1》 Architecture a spiral scroll characteristic of Ionic capitals and also used in Corinthian and composite capitals. 2》 a deep water marine mollusc with a colourful thick spiral shell. [Voluta and other genera.] adjective… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 102vuelta — (Del lat. *volŭta, por volūta). 1. f. Movimiento de una cosa alrededor de un punto, o girando sobre sí misma, hasta invertir su posición primera, o hasta recobrarla de nuevo. 2. Curvatura en una línea, o apartamiento del camino recto. 3. Cada una …

    Diccionario de la lengua española

  • 103volute — n. & adj. n. 1 Archit. a spiral scroll characteristic of Ionic capitals and also used in Corinthian and composite capitals. 2 a any marine gastropod mollusc of the genus Voluta. b the spiral shell of this. adj. esp. Bot. rolled up. Derivatives:… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 104vo|lute — «vuh LOOT», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a spiral or twisted thing or form. 2. Architecture. a spiral or scroll like ornament, especially one of those on lonic, Corinthian, and Composite capitals. 3. Zoology. a) a turn or whorl of a spiral shell. b)… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 105ВОЛЮТА — (итал. voluta букв. завиток), архитектурный мотив в форме спиралевидного завитка с глазком в центре. Составная часть ордерных капителей; архитектурная деталь карнизов, порталов, дверей, окон …

    Большой Энциклопедический словарь

  • 106Asclepias butterfly — Butterfly But ter*fly , n.; pl. {Butterflies}. [Perh. from the color of a yellow species. AS. buter fl[=e]ge, buttor fle[ o]ge; cf. G. butterfliege, D. botervlieg. See {Butter}, and {Fly}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A general name for the numerous species of… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 107Barrel vault — Vault Vault (v[add]lt; see Note, below), n. [OE. voute, OF. voute, volte, F. vo[^u]te, LL. volta, for voluta, volutio, fr. L. volvere, volutum, to roll, to turn about. See {Voluble}, and cf. {Vault} a leap, {Volt} a turn, {Volute}.] [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 108Blennius ocellaris — Butterfly But ter*fly , n.; pl. {Butterflies}. [Perh. from the color of a yellow species. AS. buter fl[=e]ge, buttor fle[ o]ge; cf. G. butterfliege, D. botervlieg. See {Butter}, and {Fly}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A general name for the numerous species of… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 109Butterflies — Butterfly But ter*fly , n.; pl. {Butterflies}. [Perh. from the color of a yellow species. AS. buter fl[=e]ge, buttor fle[ o]ge; cf. G. butterfliege, D. botervlieg. See {Butter}, and {Fly}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A general name for the numerous species of… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 110Butterfly — But ter*fly , n.; pl. {Butterflies}. [Perh. from the color of a yellow species. AS. buter fl[=e]ge, buttor fle[ o]ge; cf. G. butterfliege, D. botervlieg. See {Butter}, and {Fly}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A general name for the numerous species of diurnal… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English