spiral




spiral - noun

  • a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
  • a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
  • a continuously accelerating change in the economy
  • ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
  • a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
  • flying downward in a helical path with a large radius

  • spiral - verb


    spiral - adjective

    spiral - thesaurus

    coil   coiling   corkscrew   gyrate   helical   helix   spiraling American English spelling   turbinate   volute   voluted   whorl   whorled