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spiral
[spahy-ruhl]
noun
Geometry.Ģża plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
a helix.
a single circle or ring of a spiral or helical curve or object.
a spiral or helical object, formation, or form.
Aeronautics.Ģża maneuver in which an airplane descends in a helix of small pitch and large radius, with the angle of attack within that of the normal flight range.
Football.Ģża type of kick or pass in which the ball turns on its longer axis as it flies through the air.
Economics.Ģża continuous increase in costs, wages, prices, etc. inflationary spiral, or a decrease in costs, wages, prices, etc. deflationary spiral.
adjective
running continuously around a fixed point or center while constantly receding from or approaching it; coiling in a single plane.
a spiral curve.
coiling around a fixed line or axis in a constantly changing series of planes; helical.
of or of the nature of a spire or coil.
bound with a spiral binding; spiral-bound.
a spiral notebook.
verb (used without object)
to take a spiral form or course.
to advance or increase steadily; rise.
Costs have been spiraling all year.
Aeronautics.Ģżto fly an airplane through a spiral course.
verb (used with object)
to cause to take a spiral form or course.
spiral
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noun
geometry one of several plane curves formed by a point winding about a fixed point at an ever-increasing distance from it. Polar equation of Archimedes spiral: r = a Īø; of logarithmic spiral: log r = a Īø; of hyperbolic spiral: r Īø = a, (where a is a constant)
another name for helix
something that pursues a winding, usually upward, course or that displays a twisting form or shape
a flight manoeuvre in which an aircraft descends describing a helix of comparatively large radius with the angle of attack within the normal flight range Compare spin
economics a continuous upward or downward movement in economic activity or prices, caused by interaction between prices, wages, demand, and production
adjective
having the shape of a spiral
verb
to assume or cause to assume a spiral course or shape
(intr) to increase or decrease with steady acceleration
wages and prices continue to spiral
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- spirality noun
- spirally adverb
- multispiral adjective
- nonspiral adjective
- subspiral adjective
- subspirally adverb
- unspiral adjective
- unspirally adverb
- unspiraled adjective
- unspiralled adjective
- Ė²õ±č¾±°ł²¹±ō±ō²ā adverb
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of spiral1
Example Sentences
As the plane went on a downward spiral, he kept filming it, unable to grasp what was about to happen.
Only, he didnāt know how to use it and promptly slid it aside in favor of his trusty spiral notebooks.
Feeling like she was "spiralling and going nowhere," Ms Kava reported the case to the consumer rights programme the JVS show, presented by Jonathan Vernon-Smith.
Responding to developments over the weekend in the conflict between Iran and Israel, the first minister said "it's very concerning to see how that instability could spiral out of control".
Her anorexia spiralled from clean eating she believed was healthy.
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