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planispiral

planispiral adjective: coiled in the plane (as opposed to helical).

Adjective

planispiral (not comparable)

  1. Coiled in the plane (as opposed to helical).

Origin of planispiral

From plani- + spiral.

Words formed from planispiral

Questions about planispiral

What does planispiral mean?
Planispiral means coiled in the plane (as opposed to helical).
What part of speech is planispiral?
Planispiral is an adjective.

Words near planispiral in the dictionary

  1. planism
  2. planisphere
  3. planispheres
  4. planispheric
  5. planispherical
  6. planispiral
  7. planispirally
  8. planist
  9. planists
  10. planitia
  11. planitiae

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