Spiral Definition
spīrəl
spiraled, spiraling, spiralled, spiralling, spirals
noun
spirals
A spiral curve occurring in a single plane.
Webster's New World
A curve on a plane that winds around a fixed center point at a continuously increasing or decreasing distance from the point.
American Heritage
A spiral curve occurring in a series of planes; helix.
Webster's New World
Something having a spiral form, as a wire for holding sheets in some notebooks.
Webster's New World
A section or segment of a spiral.
Webster's New World
adjective
Of or resembling a spiral.
American Heritage
Circling around a central point in a flat, two-dimensional curve that constantly increases (or decreases) in size.
Webster's New World
Circling around a central axis in a conical or cylindrical, three-dimensional curve.
Webster's New World
Relating to or having a spiral binding.
A spiral notebook.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
verb
spiraled, spiraling, spiralled, spiralling, spirals
To move in or form a spiral.
Webster's New World
To cause to move in or form a spiral.
Webster's New World
To rise or fall with steady acceleration.
American Heritage
(figuratively, intransitive) To increase continually.
Her debts were spiralling out of control.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Spiral
Noun
Singular:
spiral
Plural:
spirals
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