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spiral meaning and definition

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SPIRAL noun

Definition of spiral (noun)

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

SPIRAL verb

Definition of spiral (verb)

  1. to wind or move in a spiral course
    • "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"
    • synonyms: coil, gyrate
  2. form a spiral
    • "The path spirals up the mountain"
  3. move in a spiral or zigzag course

SPIRAL adjective

Definition of spiral (adjective)

  1. in the shape of a coil
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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