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spiral

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: spiral

1
 n
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
2
 nadj
a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
in the shape of a coil
3
 v
move in a spiral or zigzag course
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: spiral
1

n a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

Synonyms:
coil, helix, volute, whorl
Types:
hank
a coil of rope or wool or yarn
skein
coils of worsted yarn
Type of:
construction, structure
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts

n a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle

Synonyms:
helix
Types:
double helix
a pair of parallel helices intertwined about a common axis
Type of:
curve, curved shape
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

n flying downward in a helical path with a large radius

Type of:
rotary motion, rotation
the act of rotating as if on an axis

n a continuously accelerating change in the economy

Types:
inflationary spiral
an episode of inflation in which prices and wages increase at an increasing rate and currency rapidly loses value
deflationary spiral
an episode of deflation in which prices and wages decrease at an increasing rate and currency gains in value
Type of:
economic process
any process affecting the production and development and management of material wealth
2

n a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center

Type of:
curve, curved shape
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

n ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center

Synonyms:
volute
Type of:
decoration, ornament, ornamentation
something used to beautify

adj in the shape of a coil

Synonyms:
coiling, helical, spiraling, turbinate, volute, voluted, whorled
coiled
curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals)
3

v move in a spiral or zigzag course

Synonyms:
corkscrew
Type of:
turn
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

v to wind or move in a spiral course

Synonyms:
coil, gyrate
Type of:
turn
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

v form a spiral

“The path spirals up the mountain”
Type of:
curve, twist, wind
extend in curves and turns
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