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Noun
Definition: a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
Definition: a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
Definition: a continuously accelerating change in the economy
Definition: ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
Definition: a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"
Definition: flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
Definition: A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
Verb
Definition: to wind or move in a spiral course; "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"
Definition: form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain"
Definition: To move along the path of a spiral or helix.