spiral structure

collocation in English

meaningsofspiralandstructure

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spiral
adjective[before noun]
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/ˈspaɪə.rəl/us
/ˈspaɪr.əl/
shaped in a series of curves, each one above or wider than the ...
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structure
noun
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/ˈstrʌk.tʃər/us
/ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/
the way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in ...
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(Definition ofspiralandstructurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He also developed hydrodynamic theory of thespiralstructurein galaxies.
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He was the first to make extensive note of thespiralstructureand made several sketches.
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Thespiralstructurepermit it to be collapsed into the basket at the bottom.
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There is a multiplespiralstructuredefined more by the dust lanes than by luminous matter.
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Observations have revealed aspiralstructurein the material around the star.
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The long exposure photograph revealed that the nebula had aspiralstructure, which was quite unexpected at the time.
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As it contracts, the cortex of the cell twists and widens, and itsspiralstructurebecomes visible.
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This anomaly, baptised thespiralstructure, looked exactly like a ramp built inside the pyramid which could have played a part in its construction.
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Unlike spiral galaxies, the disks of lenticular galaxies have no visiblespiralstructureand are not actively forming stars in any significant quantity.
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It is a flocculent galaxy, with short segments ofspiralstructurebut without the dramatic well-defined spiral arms of a grand design spiral.
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These properties (such asspiralstructureand young stars) suggest that some bulges did not form through the same process that made elliptical galaxies and classical bulges.
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The shells of abalones have a low openspiralstructure, and are characterized by several open respiratory pores in a row near the shell's outer edge.
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The stairway is externally located on the first two floors, but becomes an internalspiralstructure from the third floor until it reaches the "muezzin's" balcony.
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