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spiral arms

spiral arms is the plural of spiral arm.

Meaning of spiral arm

Noun

spiral arm (plural spiral arms)

  1. A section of a spiral galaxy that coils out from the centre.
    • Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun.1979, Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
    Synonyms:
    galactic arm

Questions about spiral arms

What is spiral arms the plural of?
Spiral arms is the plural of spiral arm.

Words near spiral arms in the dictionary

  1. spiraea
  2. spiraeas
  3. spiraeic acid
  4. spiral
  5. spiral arm
  6. spiral arms
  7. spiral dance
  8. spiral dances
  9. spiral DRAGN
  10. spiral DRAGNs
  11. spiral fries

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