nautilus shell

collocation in English

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shell
noun
uk
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/ʃel/
the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and ...
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These can be seen in cross-sections of anautilusshelland in the polished cross-sections of ammonites.
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Thisnautilusshell, mounted in silver, was a rare natural curiosity.
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The school site is designed in the shape of anautilusshell.
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Thenautilusshellis composed of two layers: a matte white outer layer, and a striking white iridescent inner layer.
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Thenautilusshellpresents one of the finest natural examples of a logarithmic spiral, although it is not a golden spiral.
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The spiral design recalled anautilusshell, with continuous spaces flowing freely one into another.
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Other items in the green zone include drying leaves, two green-tinted brown nautilus shells, five brilliantly colored green insects, and a white mouse.
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The second component of the tuiga was the pale fuiono, literally the headband of nautilus shells, made of rows of pearlized nautilus shells tied to a woven headband.
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In truth, spiral galaxies and nautilus shells (and many mollusk shells) exhibit logarithmic spiral growth, but at a variety of angles usually distinctly different from that of the golden spiral.
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Possibly as a result of this unique property, the spira mirabilis has evolved in nature, appearing in certain growing forms such as nautilus shells and sunflower heads.
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