Coiling Definition & Meaning

coiling
adjective
  1. in the shape of a coil

Synonyms for coiling

coiled

curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals); "a coiled snake ready to strike

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helical

in the shape of a coil

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spiral

in the shape of a coil a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the

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spiraling

in the shape of a coil

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turbinate

of or relating to the scroll-shaped turbinate bones in the nasal passages in the shape of a coil any of the scrolled

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volute

in the shape of a coil ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance

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whorled

in the shape of a coil forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem)

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