oval vs volute

oval

noun
  • An elongated round shape resembling an egg or ellipse. 

  • A thing having such a shape, such as an arena. 

  • In a projective plane, a set of points such that no three are collinear and there is a unique tangent line at each point. 

  • A sports field, typically but not exclusively oval in shape. 

adj
  • Of or pertaining to an ovum. 

  • Having the shape of an oval. 

volute

noun
  • A spiral or scroll form. 

  • The spirals or whorls on a gastropod's shell. 

  • The casing in a centrifugal pump, whose shape is somewhat similar to architectural volutes. 

  • A scroll-shaped carving at the tuning head of a stringed musical instrument, similar to architectural volutes. 

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

  • Any marine gastropod of the family Volutidae. 

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

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