kierteinen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- convoluted adj Extremely complicated and hard to follow.
- corkscrew noun A tool with a metal spiral used for pulling corks out of bottles.
- cyclic adj Happening again and again in a regular pattern, or at set intervals.
Senses
kierteinen is used for these senses in English:
- convoluted (chiefly, anatomy, zoology) Having numerous overlapping coils or folds; convolute.
- corkscrew Having the tightly winding shape of a corkscrew.
- cyclic (botany) Having parts arranged in a whorl.
- helical In the shape of a helix.
- turbinate (zoology) Spiral and decreasing sharply in diameter from base to apex.
convoluted — full definition
- adj Extremely complicated and hard to follow.
- adj Having many twists, coils, or folds.
corkscrew — full definition
- noun A tool with a metal spiral used for pulling corks out of bottles.
- adj Shaped like a tight spiral.
- verb To move or twist in a tight spiral path.
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