Synonyms:
coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate
Meaning: in the shape of a coil
Usage examples
But instead of coiling from right to left, this olive shell rolls from left to right!"
Man uses his right hand more often than his left, and consequently his various instruments and equipment (staircases, locks, watch springs, etc.) are designed to be used in a right-to-left manner. Now then, nature has generally obeyed this law in coiling her shells. They're right-handed with only rare exceptions, and when by chance a shell's spiral is left-handed, collectors will pay its weight in gold for it.