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спира́ла — meaning in English

spirala

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English meaning

  • helix noun A three-dimensional spiral curve, like the shape of a screw thread or a spiral staircase.
  • loop noun A shape made by a line or path that curves back to cross or meet itself.
  • mascara noun A cosmetic applied to darken and thicken the eyelashes.
  • spiral noun A curve that winds around a center point while moving steadily outward or inward.

Senses

спира́ла is used for these senses in English:

  • helix (mathematics) A curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase.
  • helix (anatomy) The incurved rim of the external ear.
  • intrauterine device A contraceptive device consisting of a spiral or similar shape of plastic or metal inserted through the vagina into the uterus in order to prevent the implantation of a fertilized egg.
  • loop A loop-shaped intrauterine device.
  • mascara A cosmetic used to darken and thicken the eyelashes.
  • spiral (geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.

helix — full definition

  1. noun A three-dimensional spiral curve, like the shape of a screw thread or a spiral staircase.
  2. noun The curved outer rim of the ear.

loop — full definition

  1. noun A shape made by a line or path that curves back to cross or meet itself.
  2. verb To make something into a loop shape, or move in a repeating circular path.
  3. verb To play or repeat something over and over.

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