Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun volute

2 senses of volute

Sense 1
spiral, volute -- (ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center)
       => decoration, ornament, ornamentation -- (something used to beautify)

Sense 2
coil, spiral, volute, whorl, helix -- (a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope")
       => structure, construction -- (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons")

Antonyms of adj volute

1 sense of volute

Sense 1
coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate -- (in the shape of a coil)

INDIRECT (VIA coiled) -> uncoiled, straight -- (no longer coiled)

Similarity of adj volute

1 sense of volute

Sense 1
coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate -- (in the shape of a coil)
       => coiled (vs. uncoiled) -- (curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals); "a coiled snake ready to strike"; "the rope lay coiled on the deck")