turbinately

English

Adverb

turbinately (comparative more turbinately, superlative most turbinately)

  1. Shaped or spinning like a top (spinning top).
  2. In the shape of a coil.
  3. (zoology) Spiral and decreasing sharply in diameter from base to apex.
  4. (anatomy) Of, or relating to, the turbinate bone.
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