Circumvolute (Verb)
Meaning
Wind or turn in volutions, especially in an inward spiral, as of snail.
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- The snail shell remarkably circumvolute into an intricate, spiral design.
- The nautilus shell features chambers that circumvolute into a spiral.
- The spiral formed as the rope began to circumvolute in a constant motion.
- A perfect model of an ammonite shell that would circumvolute formed usually contains a few prominent saddles.
- The spiral paths that the smoke trails started to circumvolute into showed a mesmerizing pattern.