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Spiral vs Eyelet - What's the difference?

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Spiral is a related term of eyelet.


As nouns the difference between spiral and eyelet

is that spiral is spiral while eyelet is an object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc an eyelet may reinforce a hole.

spiral

English

(wikipedia spiral)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
  • (informal) A helix.
  • A self-sustaining process with a lot of momentum involved, so it is difficult to accelerate or stop it at once.

    • Derived terms

    * death spiral * downward spiral * graveyard spiral * spiral staircase * upward spiral

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Helical, like a spiral

    • Verb

  • To move along the path of a spiral or helix.
    • The falling leaves spiralled down from the tree.
  • (figuratively) To increase continually.
    • Her debts were spiralling out of control.

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    eyelet

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc. An eyelet may reinforce a hole.
    • Push the aglet of the shoelace through each of the eyelets , one at a time.
  • A shaped metal embellishment containing a hole, used in scrapbook. Eyelets are typically set by punching a hole in the page, placing the smooth side of the eyelet on a table, positioning the paper over protruding edge and curling the edge down using a hammer and eyelet setter.
  • Cotton fabric with small holes.