Involute and Straight

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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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Straight is an antonym for involute.

Nearby Words: involution, involuted

Straight adjective - No longer coiled.

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Involute is an antonym for straight.

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