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spirale — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • coil noun Something wound into a spiral or helix shape.
  • curl noun A spiral or ring-shaped lock of hair.
  • loop noun A shape made by a line or path that curves back to cross or meet itself.
  • spiral noun A curve that winds around a center point while moving steadily outward or inward.
  • turn verb To move or rotate around an axis, or to change direction.
  • wreath noun A ring-shaped arrangement of flowers, leaves, or other material, used for decoration or as a mark of honour or remembrance.

Senses

spirale is used for these senses in English:

  • IUD Initialism of intrauterine device.
  • coil Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
  • curl A spin making the trajectory of an object curve.
  • 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.
  • turn A single loop of a coil.
  • wreath Something twisted, intertwined, or curled.

coil — full definition

  1. noun Something wound into a spiral or helix shape.
  2. verb To wind something into rings or loops.
  3. noun A T-shaped or hormonal intrauterine device used for contraception.

curl — full definition

  1. noun A spiral or ring-shaped lock of hair.
  2. noun An exercise where the arm is bent against resistance to work the biceps.
  3. verb To twist something into a spiral shape, or to naturally form one.

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