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

• to wind or move in a spiral course
• form a spiral
• move in a spiral or zigzag course



spiral - adjective

• in the shape of a coil

spiral - thesaurus

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