What is winding round a cylinder or imaginary axis, and at the same time rising or advancing forward; winding like the thread of a screw; helical called?
spiral — Winding round a cylinder or imaginary axis, and at the same time rising or advancing forward; winding like the thread of a screw; helical. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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