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Noun: spiral spIrul- A plane curve traced by a point circling about the centre but at increasing distances from the centre
- A curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
- helix - A continuously accelerating change in the economy
- Ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a centre with an increasing distance from the centre
- volute - A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
- coil, volute, whorl, helix - Flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
Verb: spiral (spiralled,spiralling, or [US] spiraled,spiraling) spIrul- To wind or move in a spiral course
- gyrate, coil - Form a spiral
"The path spirals up the mountain" - Move in a spiral or zigzag course
- corkscrew
Adjective: spiral spIrul- In the shape of a coil
- coiling, helical, spiraling [US], volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate, spiralling [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: spirals, spiraled, spiralled, spiralling See also: coiled, spirally Type of: construction, curve, curved shape, decoration, economic process, ornament, ornamentation, rotary motion, rotation, structure, turn, twist, wind[2] Encyclopedia: Spiral |