volute
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(noun) a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center |
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Synonyms: spiral |
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Related Words: decoration, ornament, ornamentation |
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(noun) something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope" |
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Synonyms: coil, helix, spiral, whorl |
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Related Words: construction, hank, structure |
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(satellite adjective) in the shape of a coil |
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Synonyms: coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, turbinate, voluted, whorled |
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