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| gyre |
a ring, circle, or spiral. [2 definitions] |
| gyro- |
spinning; spiral. |
| helical |
pertaining to, having the form of, or similar to a helix; spiral. |
| helicoid |
coiled or curving in the form of a spiral. [1/2 definitions] |
| helix |
a three-dimensional curve with a central axis and a steadily increasing, steadily decreasing, or constant circumference; spiral. |
| leptospirosis |
any of various systemic infections in humans and animals, variously affecting the eyes, kidneys, liver, or the like, that is caused by a genus of spiral-shaped bacteria found in water and sewage. |
| nautilus |
any of several related mollusks of the Indian or South Pacific Ocean, having a spiral, chambered shell lined with a pearly membrane; chambered nautilus; pearly nautilus. |
| nyala |
an East African antelope with spiral horns and with white stripes on the sides of its grayish coat. |
| paper nautilus |
an octopuslike mollusk, the female of which has a thin spiral shell in which she can dwell and lay eggs. |
| pinta |
a contagious skin disease of the tropics, characterized by variously colored spots, that is caused by a spiral-shaped bacterium. |
| rifle1 |
a firearm with a long barrel having spiral grooves inside designed to increase the accuracy of a shot. [3/4 definitions] |
| rifling1 |
spiral grooves that are cut onto the inner surface of a gun barrel, pipe, or similar object. |
| right-handed |
made to turn or spiral clockwise, from left to right, as a screw. [1/5 definitions] |
| ring1 |
to move in a circular, spiral, or curving course. [1/14 definitions] |
| screw |
anything having a spiral or helical form. [1/17 definitions] |
| scroll |
a decorative element, such as a border or the head of a violin, that has a coiled or spiral motif resembling a partially unrolled scroll. [1/4 definitions] |
| Seyfert galaxy |
any of numerous spiral galaxies that have a small bright nucleus and emit light and radio waves of variable intensity. |
| sinistrorse |
growing upward in a spiral from right to left, as the stems of some vines. (Cf. dextrorse.) |
| snail |
any of various aquatic or land mollusks that have a spiral shell and a wide, muscular foot which propels them slowly. [1/2 definitions] |
| solenoid |
a coil of wire, usu. in spiral form, that produces a magnetic field when electricity flows through it. [1/2 definitions] |
| spin |
the condition of a stalled aircraft in a downward spiral; tailspin. [1/15 definitions] |
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