voluted
Curled like shells
Voluted describes something having or shaped like a volute—a spiral or scroll-shaped form.
The term appears most often in architecture, describing columns with spiral ornaments at the capital: voluted Ionic columns.
It also applies in natural history to shells with spiral whorls: the voluted chambers of a nautilus.
Wound document of parchment
- whorlSpiral arrangement of ridges
- helixSpiraling three-dimensional curve
- coilWound circular arrangement
- curlSpiral or loop form
twist · gyre · spire · curlicue · corkscrew · tendril · winding · furl
scroll
Wound document of parchment
- whorlSpiral arrangement of ridges
- helixSpiraling three-dimensional curve
- coilWound circular arrangement
curl · twist · gyre · spire · curlicue · corkscrew · tendril · winding · furl · loop
nautilus
Chambered marine mollusk
- conchSpiral-shelled marine gastropod
- snailShelled, slow-moving mollusk
- gastropodSingle-shelled soft creature
mollusk · ammonite · whelk · periwinkle · turban · spiral · whorl · chamber · nacre · fossil
baroque
Excessively ornate or elaborate
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
- scrollWound document of parchment
- capitalWealth used for investment
Ionic · Corinthian · acanthus · pediment · cartouche · flourish · finial · baluster · corbel · molding
revolution, evolution, revolutionary, convoluted, revolutions, convolution, revolutionize, devolution, volute