Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

advolute

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ad-vo-lute
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having or being a (mollusc) spiral shell in which the whorls touch along a line (but do not overlap).

Example Sentences

"[...] of the same whorl, measured in a line parallel to the plane of bilateral symmetry; in a gyroconic or advolute shell, the most dorsal point most [...]"

Frequently Paired Words

evolute involute convolute

Questions

What does advolute mean?: Having or being a (mollusc) spiral shell in which the whorls touch along a line (but do not overlap).

How to pronounce advolute

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