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spiral vs coiling

coiling vs spiral

spiral is a noun but coiling is not a noun.

spiral and coiling both are adjectives.

spiral is a verb but coiling is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
spiral Yes Yes Yes No
coiling No Yes No No
As adjectives, spiral and coiling are synonyms defined as:
  • spiral and coiling: in the shape of a coil
Other synonyms of spiral include helical, spiraling, spiralling, turbinate, volute, voluted, whorled.
spiral (noun) coiling (noun)
flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
a continuously accelerating change in the economy
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
spiral (adjective) coiling (adjective)
in the shape of a coil in the shape of a coil
spiral (verb) coiling (verb)
to wind or move in a spiral course
move in a spiral or zigzag course
form a spiral
Difference between spiral and coiling

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