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S twist

noun

a direction of the twist in yarns, from top left to bottom right, resembling the long stroke of the letter S.

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Compare Z twist.

Words nearby S twist

Stuyvesant, Peter, STV, St. Vincent, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Vitus's dance, S twist, sty, stye, Stygian, styl-, stylar
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Example sentences from the Web for S twist

  • The spirals formed by twisting may extend upward to the left (the S-twist) or to the right (the Z-twist).

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