单词 | spirally |
释义 | spirallyadv.1 In a spiral manner; in spiral lines or curves. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adverb] > spirally spirally1583 round1611 spiral1726 gyrally1750 twistiways1903 twistiwise1907 1583 J. Dee Jrnl. in True & Faithful Relation Spirits (1659) i. 52 The bonds seem of a smoky ashy collour, spirally going about the Cloud. 1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 206 The Heart..being a Muscular Part, the Sides of it are composed of two orders of Fibres running circularly or spirally from Base to Tip. 1746 tr. G. Le Blond Treat. Artillery ix. 62 The barrel..is riffled spirally. 1799 tr. Laboratory (ed. 6) I. vii. 312 Let pieces of milled lead be rolled spirally. 1822 J. Parkinson Outl. Oryctol. 210 A canal passing spirally up its sides. 1845 J. Coulter Adventures Pacific vii. 75 They..cut the blubber the proper breadth spirally from the base of the head to the flukes. 1885 Mag. Art Sept. 458/1 The coils all joined together and running parallel to each other, instead of spirally. Compounds spirally-arranged, spirally-coiled, etc. ΚΠ 1815 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1818) I. 62 Two spirally-convoluted tubes were filled with a silky gum. 1816 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1818) II. 423 Two minute oval sacs formed of an elastic spirally-wound fibre. 1822 J. Parkinson Outl. Oryctol. 198 Two spirally-coiled tubular appendages nearly filling the shell. 1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life 131 The mucous membrane..is prolonged into spirally-arranged valvular folds. 1882 S. H. Vines tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. (ed. 2) 639 The concave side of the long spirally-curved vegetative cone. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2019). spirallyadv.2 rare. After the manner of a spire; high in air. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adverb] > to a great or considerable height highOE heaven-high?1518 loftily1548 tower-wise1581 a-cock-hye1598 tally1611 eminently1620 spirally1806 sky-high1818 toweringly1822 1806 A. Duncan Life Nelson 13 The..flags rising spirally above them afforded a..relief to the glare. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adv.11583adv.21806 |
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