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Spiral vs Volute - What's the difference?

spiral | volute |

As nouns the difference between spiral and volute

is that spiral is a curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point while volute is the spiral curve on an Ionic capital.

As an adjective spiral

is helical, like a spiral.

As a verb spiral

is to move along the path of a spiral or helix.

spiral

English

(wikipedia spiral)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
  • (informal) A helix.
  • A self-sustaining process with a lot of momentum involved, so it is difficult to accelerate or stop it at once.

    • Derived terms

    * death spiral * downward spiral * graveyard spiral * spiral staircase * upward spiral

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Helical, like a spiral

    • Verb

  • To move along the path of a spiral or helix.
    • The falling leaves spiralled down from the tree.
  • (figuratively) To increase continually.
    • Her debts were spiralling out of control.

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    volute

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (architecture) The spiral curve on an Ionic capital.
  • (zoology) The spirls or whorls on a gastropod's shell.
  • (zoology) Any marine gastropod of the family .
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