noun
a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
noun
a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
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noun
a continuously accelerating change in the economy
noun
ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
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noun
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
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Examples
- a coil of rope
noun
flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
verb
to wind or move in a spiral course
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Examples
- the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action
- black smoke coiling up into the sky
- the young people gyrated on the dance floor
verb
form a spiral
Examples
- The path spirals up the mountain
verb
move in a spiral or zigzag course
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adjective
in the shape of a coil
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