ornamentation vs volute

volute vs ornamentation

ornamentation and volute both are nouns.

ornamentation is not an adjective while volute is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ornamentation	Yes	No	No	No
volute	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, volute is a hyponym of ornamentation; that is, volute is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ornamentation:

ornamentation: something used to beautify
volute: ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center

Other hyponyms of ornamentation include adornment, arabesque, architectural ornament, beading, beadwork, bow, brass, centerpiece, centrepiece, Christmas tree, cockade, design, figure, pattern, embellishment, finial, floral arrangement, flower arrangement, falderol, folderal, frill, gimcrack, gimcrackery, nonsense, trumpery, gargoyle, garnish, graffiti, graffito, hanging, wall hanging, hood ornament, encrustation, incrustation, inlay, decor, interior decoration, knob, pommel, lunula, molding, moulding, nailhead, necklet, overlay, rosemaling, set decoration, sgraffito, spiral, sprig, rivet, stud, fin, tail fin, tailfin, tinsel, tracery, wind bell, wind chime, garnish.

ornamentation (noun)	volute (noun)
the act of adding extraneous decorations to something	a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
something used to beautify	ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
the state of being ornamented

ornamentation (adjective)	volute (adjective)
	in the shape of a coil

Difference between ornamentation and volute

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