2. (adj)coil, spiral, volute, whorl, helix a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops "a coil of rope"
3. (adj)coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate in the shape of a coil
Definition of 'Volute'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)Volute a spiralscroll which forms the chieffeature of the Ionic capital, and which, on a much smaller scale, is a feature in the Corinthian and Composite capitals. See Illust. of Capital, also Helix, and Stale
2. (noun)Volute a spiral turn, as in certain shells