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Having spirals of changing direction.

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  1. a. Having spirals of changing direction.
  2. a. Moving in opposite directions; -- said of a lever, pulley, etc., in which the resistance and the actuating force are on opposite sides of the fulcrum or axis.
  3. 1. (Bot.) Having spirals of changing direction. Gray. 2. (Mech.) Moving in opposite directions; -- said of a lever, pulley, etc., in which the resistance and the actuating force are on opposite sides of the fulcrum or axis.
  4. Having spirals of changing direction. Gray.
  5. a. Having spirals of changing direction. a. Moving in opposite directions; -- said of a lever, pulley, etc., in which the resistance and the actuating force are on opposite sides of the fulcrum or axis.