spire

spiʁ

Definition

Definition of spire - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

bobine

TECH.

tour unique du fil conducteur dans une bobine électrique

TECH.

Cette bobine contient exactement cent spires de cuivre.

enroulement

tour

géométrie

TECH.

tour complet d'une courbe qui s'enroule autour d'un point central

TECH.

Cette spirale compte trois spires complètes.

spirale

volute

électricité

TECH.

circuit parcouru par un courant électrique générant un champ magnétique

TECH.

Le courant circule dans cette spire métallique.

bobine

enroulement

architecture

TECH.

base ornementale d'une colonne dont le profil forme des courbes

TECH.

La spire de cette colonne antique est finement sculptée.

ornement

volute

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Images of spire

tour unique du fil conducteur dans une bobine électrique
tour complet d'une courbe qui s'enroule autour d'un point central
circuit parcouru par un courant électrique générant un champ magnétique

Origin of spire

latin, spira (spirale)

Terms with spire included in their meaning

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spiriforme

adj.

forme spiralée

qui a la forme d'une spirale ou d'une spire

spiroïdal

adj.

forme géométrique

qui a la forme d'une spirale ou d'une spire

spiroïde

adj.

forme géométrique

qui a la forme d'une spire ou d'une spirale

Examples of spire in a sentence

Chaque spire de la corde est enroulée soigneusement pour éviter les nœuds.
La coquille d'escargot présente plusieurs spires.
On observe une spire sur ce ressort métallique.
Chaque spire du bobinage est isolée.
La spire influence l’intensité du champ magnétique.
La spire présente des motifs floraux complexes.

Chaque colonne du temple possède une spire différente.

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English:turn, whorl, ...
German:Windung, Umdrehung, ...
Italian:spira, ...
Spanish:espira, vuelta, ...
Portuguese:espira, volta, ...
Chinese:匝, 圈, ...
Japanese:巻き, スパイラルの一巻き, ...
Arabic:لفة, دورة حلزونية, ...
Hebrew:סִיב, כֶּרֶךְ, ...
Russian:виток, спиральный оборот, ...
Ukrainian:виток, петля, ...
Catalan:espira, base espiral, ...
Danish:vinding, omdrejning, ...
Dutch:winding, spiraalwinding, ...
Greek:σπείρα, έλικα, ...
Hungarian:menet, fordulat, ...
Khmer:រង្វិល, វង់, ...
Korean:회, 나선 한 바퀴, ...
Polish:zwój, skręt, ...
Portuguese (BR):espira, espiral, ...
Romanian:spiră, spira, ...
Swedish:varv, vindning, ...
Thai:รอบขดลวด, รอบของเกลียว, ...
Turkish:sargı, spiral turu, ...
Vietnamese:vòng dây, vòng xoắn, ...

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Definition of spire - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

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