螺线

螺線
luóxiàn
spiral

CEDICT

spiral

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 螺 luó
  1. spiral shell
  2. snail
  3. conch
=2 线 xiàn variant of 线 xiàn
=2 线 xiàn
  1. thread
  2. string
  3. wire
  4. line
  5. (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)

classifiers: 條, 股, 根

Containing this entry

螺线管 luóxiànguǎn
  1. solenoid
  2. coil
对数螺线 duìshùluóxiàn

Related entries

旋涡 xuánwō
  1. spiral
  2. whirlpool
  3. eddy
  4. vortex
螺旋 luóxuán
  1. spiral
  2. helix
  3. screw
螺旋形 luóxuánxíng spiral
蜗牛壳是螺旋形的.

A snail's shell is spiral in form.

Source: Tatoeba

盘陀 pántuó
  1. twisted
  2. spiral
  3. uneven stones