spiral
noun
a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
multispiral
-
a word derived from
spiral.
Example Sentences
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The Potamides inhabit the mouths of rivers in warm latitudes, and are distinguishable from the marine Cerithia by their orbicular and multispiral opercula.
From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
