volume and volute differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. volume means “the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object”. volute means “ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center”. volume is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈvɑljum/
1.n.the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
“the gas expanded to twice its original volume”
2.n.the property of something that is great in magnitude
“it is cheaper to buy it in bulk”
3.n.physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together
“he used a large book as a doorstop”
| volume | volute | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈvɑljum/ | not recorded |
| Said | VAH-lyoom | — |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 6 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun, adjective |
| Senses | 6 | 3 |
| How common | Common | Familiar |
| Synonyms | none recorded | spiral |
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1.n.ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
2.n.a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
“a coil of rope”
3.adj.in the shape of a coil