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VVSS is an abbreviation for Vertical Volute Spring Suspension
 Research VVSS
In architecture the axis of the Ionic capital is a line passing perpendicularly through the middle of the eye of the volute.
Research Axis of the Ionic Capital
In architecture, a coussinet is a stone placed on the impost of a pier for receiving the first stone of an arch. The term is also applied to that part of the Ionic capital between the abacus and quarter round, which forms the volute.
Research Coussinet
In architecture a helix is a caulicole or little volute under the abacus of the Corinthian capital.
Research Helix
In architecture, a volute is the scroll or spiral ornament forming the characteristic features of the Ionic capital, and on a much smaller scale, is a feature in the Corinthian and Composite capitals.
Research Volute
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