counterspiral

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noun

A spiral running in the opposite direction to another spiral.

Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nouncounterspiral (plural counterspirals)

plural counterspirals

  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

Origin

From counter- + spiral.

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APA

counterspiral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterspiral

MLA

“counterspiral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterspiral. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterspiral,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterspiral.

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