Meaning & use
Volution
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A single turn or whorl, such as one coil of a spiral shell.
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The biologist counted the volutions on the snail's shell to estimate its age.
Each volution of the ammonite fossil was slightly wider than the last.
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Related to "convolution" and "evolution," all sharing the Latin root "volvere," meaning "to roll" or "turn."
Words with a similar meaning
whorlcoil
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