In coiled forms the aperture is interiomarginal; terminal in uncoiled forms.

He glided up beside Crumpf's coiled form; stooped, and lifted the fellow's head.

The character for "dragon" in the earliest Chinese writing has a similar coiled form, as do later jade dragon amulets from the Shang period.

The term tubing is sometimes used for lighter-weight piping, especially types that are flexible enough to be supplied in coiled form.

The coiled form of cochlea is unique to mammals.

From the corner of his eye, he could see the coiled form in red leather.

He pointed to the coiled form of the time-helix and laughed out loud.

In the textile industry, a hank refers to a unit of yarn or twine that is in a coiled form.

It was green and glittered and almost filled the room, a coiled form of sparkling light as thick as my arm.

Its small, involutely coiled form nevertheless suggest a floating nektonic or nekto-benthic stalker capable to sudden swift maneuvering.