Involute and Lineal

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Involute adjective - Turning around an axis like the thread of a screw.

Usage example: the chambered nautilus is readily identified by its involute seashell

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Lineal is an antonym for involute.

Nearby Words: involution, involuted

Lineal adjective - In a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child.

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Involute is an antonym for lineal.

Nearby Words: line, lineally

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