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pinwheel-shaped

pinwheel-shaped

6.1
A round shape with spiral arms like a child's pinwheel
  • adjective
translation icon : en forma de espiral
  • Children created pinwheel-shaped patterns with colored chalk on the sidewalk.

Examples

  • The garden featured pinwheel-shaped flower beds.

  • The architect designed a pinwheel-shaped building that stood out in the city skyline.

  • Scientists observed pinwheel-shaped galaxies through the powerful telescope.

  • Is that a pinwheel-shaped kite?

  • The artist created a vibrant mural featuring pinwheel-shaped flowers that twirled in the breeze.

  • The children ran in circles, laughing as they played with their pinwheel-shaped toys on the hill.

  • At the fair, I saw a dazzling display of pinwheel-shaped decorations spinning in the wind.

Synonyms

spiral
vspinwheel-shaped
25 3.8

Having a curved shape that winds around a center like a coil

is round and looks like a toy with radiating blades
swirly
vspinwheel-shaped
1 3.9

Having curved lines or patterns that twist and flow

is a neat round spiral shape like a toy with blades
coiled
vspinwheel-shaped
1 4.3

Shaped like tight rings or spirals

is a flat open spiral rather than tight circular loops
spiraling
vspinwheel-shaped
4.8

Something that winds around a center like a snail shell

is a flat round form that spreads outward from its center
helicoid
vspinwheel-shaped
9.0

Shaped like a spiral that turns around a center

is formed as a flat pattern spreading from its center
helicoidal
vspinwheel-shaped
  • Specialized
8.9

A spiral that winds around a central line

is arranged flat and radiates outward from its center
whorled
vspinwheel-shaped
  • Specialized
8.6

Arranged in a circle or spiral around a plant stem

is a rounded pattern formed by blades radiating from center

How Spiral

pinwheel-shaped
6.1
spiral
25 3.8
coiled
1 4.3
curled
1.4
flat
797 1.0

Surface Forms

pinwheel-shaped positive

Morphology

pinwheel-shaped = pinwheel (transparent) = pinwheel + shaped

The adjective is formed by adding '-shaped' to 'pinwheel' to indicate having the shape of a pinwheel; the relation is directly descriptive.

Etymology

Pinwheel-shaped comes from the child's toy pinwheel, a small wheel on a pin that spins in the wind. So pinwheel-shaped means 'having a round, spiral form similar to that of a pinwheel'.