· a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center

Hypernym(s): curve, curved_shape

· a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle

Synonym(s): helix

Hypernym(s): curve, curved_shape

· a continuously accelerating change in the economy

Hypernym(s): economic_process

· ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center

Synonym(s): volute

Hypernym(s): decoration, ornament, ornamentation

· a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"

Synonym(s): coil, volute, whorl, helix

Hypernym(s): structure, construction

· flying downward in a helical path with a large radius

Hypernym(s): rotation, rotary_motion

· 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"

Synonym(s): gyrate, coil

Hypernym(s): turn

· form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain"

Hypernym(s): wind, twist, curve

· move in a spiral or zigzag course

Synonym(s): corkscrew

Hypernym(s): turn

· in the shape of a coil

Synonym(s): coiling, helical, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate