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Meaning:

Noun:

  • anatomy The incurved rim of the external ear.
  • architecture A small volute under the abacus of a Corinthian capital.
  • mathematics A curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase.

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Proper noun:

  • zoology A genus of land snail containing many species.

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