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spiral
[ spahy-ruhl ]
noun
- Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- a helix.
- a single circle or ring of a spiral or helical curve or object.
- a spiral or helical object, formation, or form.
- Aeronautics. a maneuver in which an airplane descends in a helix of small pitch and large radius, with the angle of attack within that of the normal flight range.
- Football. a type of kick or pass in which the ball turns on its longer axis as it flies through the air.
- Economics. a continuous increase in costs, wages, prices, etc. inflationary spiral, or a decrease in costs, wages, prices, etc. deflationary spiral.
adjective
- running continuously around a fixed point or center while constantly receding from or approaching it; coiling in a single plane:
a spiral curve.
- coiling around a fixed line or axis in a constantly changing series of planes; helical.
- of or of the nature of a spire or coil.
- bound with a spiral binding; spiral-bound:
a spiral notebook.
verb (used without object)
- to take a spiral form or course.
- to advance or increase steadily; rise:
Costs have been spiraling all year.
- Aeronautics. to fly an airplane through a spiral course.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to take a spiral form or course.
spiral
/ ˈ貹ɪəə /
noun
- geometry one of several plane curves formed by a point winding about a fixed point at an ever-increasing distance from it. Polar equation of Archimedes spiral: r = a θ; of logarithmic spiral: log r = a θ; of hyperbolic spiral: r θ = a, (where a is a constant)
- another name for helix
- something that pursues a winding, usually upward, course or that displays a twisting form or shape
- a flight manoeuvre in which an aircraft descends describing a helix of comparatively large radius with the angle of attack within the normal flight range Compare spin
- economics a continuous upward or downward movement in economic activity or prices, caused by interaction between prices, wages, demand, and production
adjective
- having the shape of a spiral
verb
- to assume or cause to assume a spiral course or shape
- intr to increase or decrease with steady acceleration
wages and prices continue to spiral
Derived Forms
- ˈ辱, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- 辱···ٲ [spahy-, ral, -i-tee], noun
- 辱۲· adverb
- ܱt·辱۲ adjective
- ԴDz·辱۲ adjective noun
- ܲ·辱۲ adjective
- sub·辱۲· adverb
- ܲ·辱۲ adjective
- un·辱۲· adverb
- ܲ·辱۲ed adjective
- ܲ·辱۲led adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of spiral1
Example Sentences
President Donald Trump has announced a 90-day pause for countries hit by higher US tariffs but hiked levies on China as a spiralling trade war escalated.
Fireworks have been a New Year tradition for decades in the Netherlands, but the scale of injuries and damage on the night has spiralled in recent years.
At first, as cases began to spiral, he described the situation as "not unusual".
With the stock market spiraling and fears of a recession growing, there was almost no question about where "Saturday Night Live" would focus its cold open.
A global trade war sparked by President Trump's tariffs has plunged the U.S. stock market into a spiral that hasn't been seen since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
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