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counterspiral en · NOUN

Etymology

From counter- + spiral.

Meanings

  1. A spiral running in the opposite direction to another spiral.
    • Every turn, every spiral, every extension eventually has to be tempered by a counterturn, a counterspiral, or a flexion; sometimes strong, sometimes subtle. 2010, Richard Freeman, The Mirror of Yoga:

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