a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
a continuously accelerating change in the economy
ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops;
"a coil of rope"
flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
Adjective:
in the shape of a coil
Verb:
to wind or move in a spiral course;
"the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action" "black smoke coiling up into the sky" "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"