volute

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

The spirals or whorls on a gastropod's shell.

Any marine gastropod of the family Volutidae.

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

A spiral or scroll form.

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

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