spiral+ornament
11helix — /hee liks/, n., pl. helices /hel euh seez /, helixes. 1. a spiral. 2. Geom. the curve formed by a straight line drawn on a plane when that plane is wrapped around a cylindrical surface of any kind, esp. a right circular cylinder, as the curve of… …
12helix — [ hi:lɪks] noun (plural helices hi:lɪsi:z, hɛl ) 1》 an object having a three dimensional shape like that of a wire wound uniformly in a single layer around a cylinder or cone, as in a corkscrew or spiral staircase. ↘Biochemistry an extended… …
13volute — vo•lute [[t]vəˈlut[/t]] n. 1) a spiral or twisted formation or object 2) archit. a spiral ornament, found esp. on the capitals of the Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite orders 3) bui a horizontal scrolled termination to the handrail of a stair 4)… …
14Hungary — This article is about the European country. For other uses, see Hungary (disambiguation). Republic of Hungary Magyar Köztársaság …
15Culture of Hungary — The culture of Hungary has a distinctive style of its own in Hungary, diverse and varied, starting from the capital city of Budapest on the Danube, to the Great Plain bordering Ukraine. Hungary was formerly (until 1918) one half of Austria… …
16helix — n. (pl. helices) 1 a spiral curve (like a corkscrew) or a coiled curve (like a watch spring). 2 Geom. a curve that cuts a line on a solid cone or cylinder, at a constant angle with the axis. 3 Archit. a spiral ornament. 4 Anat. the rim of the… …
17Helix — n. (pl. helices) 1 a spiral curve (like a corkscrew) or a coiled curve (like a watch spring). 2 Geom. a curve that cuts a line on a solid cone or cylinder, at a constant angle with the axis. 3 Archit. a spiral ornament. 4 Anat. the rim of the… …
18he|lix — «HEE lihks», noun, plural hel|i|ces, he|lix|es. 1. anything having a spiral, coiled form. A screw thread, a watch spring, or a snail shell is a helix. 2. Architecture. a) a spiral ornament …
19scroll — n. 1. Schedule, list, roll of paper or parchment. 2. Flourish, paraph. 3. Volute, spiral ornament …
20Western architecture — Introduction history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present. The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …
