Coilings

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The act or process of winding into continuous loops or spirals; the state of being arranged in circular or spiral forms; the movement characterized by twisting or curling around an axis
2. A series of spirally wound sequences; the condition of something arranged in a spiral pattern; the action of twisting or curling repeatedly to form loops
3. The formation of spirals through winding; the condition of material shaped into circular loops; the motion involving repeated twisting or spiraling around a central point

Etymology: "Coilings" is simply the plural of "coiling," a noun for a wound spiral of loops. The plural adds the regular -s ending to the singular form, so the word names several such spirals at once, as in the coilings of a rope or of a spring. Its ultimate source is the verb "coil," which appears in this sense as a noun formed from it.

Synonyms: twistings, windings, spiralings, curlings

Antonyms: straightenings, unwindings