ALL meanings of spiral
spi·ral
S s - noun spiral Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it. 1
- noun spiral a helix. 1
- noun spiral a single circle or ring of a spiral or helical curve or object. 1
- noun spiral a spiral or helical object, formation, or form. 1
- noun spiral 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. 1
- noun spiral Football. a type of kick or pass in which the ball turns on its longer axis as it flies through the air. 1
- noun spiral Economics. a continuous increase in costs, wages, prices, etc. (inflationary spiral) or a decrease in costs, wages, prices, etc. (deflationary spiral) 1
- adjective spiral running continuously around a fixed point or center while constantly receding from or approaching it; coiling in a single plane: a spiral curve. 1
- adjective spiral coiling around a fixed line or axis in a constantly changing series of planes; helical. 1
- adjective spiral of or of the nature of a spire or coil. 1
- adjective spiral bound with a spiral binding; spiral-bound: a spiral notebook. 1
- verb without object spiral to take a spiral form or course. 1
- verb without object spiral to advance or increase steadily; rise: Costs have been spiraling all year. 1
- verb without object spiral Aeronautics. to fly an airplane through a spiral course. 1
- verb with object spiral to cause to take a spiral form or course. 1
- noun spiral sth coil-shaped 1
- intransitive verb spiral move in a spiral 1
- intransitive verb spiral price, etc.: rise steeply 1
- adjective spiral book: spiral-bound 1
- noun spiral a spiral curve occurring in a single plane 0
- noun spiral a spiral curve occurring in a series of planes; helix 0
- noun spiral something having a spiral form, as a wire for holding sheets in some notebooks 0
- noun spiral a spiral path or flight 0
- noun spiral a section or segment of a spiral 0
- noun spiral a continuous, widening decrease or increase 0
- noun spiral a kick or pass in which the ball rotates on its longer axis as it moves through the air 0
- intransitive verb spiral to move in or form a spiral 0
- verb transitive spiral to cause to move in or form a spiral 0
- countable noun spiral A spiral is a shape which winds round and round, with each curve above or outside the previous one. 0
- countable noun spiral Spiral is also an adjective. 0
- verb spiral If something spirals or is spiralled somewhere, it grows or moves in a spiral curve. 0
- verb spiral Spiral is also a noun. 0
- verb spiral If an amount or level spirals, it rises quickly and at an increasing rate. 0
- verb spiral If an amount or level spirals downwards, it falls quickly and at an increasing rate. 0
- noun spiral 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 = aθ; of logarithmic spiral: log r = aθ; of hyperbolic spiral: rθ = a, (where a is a constant) 0
- noun spiral something that pursues a winding, usually upward, course or that displays a twisting form or shape 0
- noun spiral 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 0
- noun spiral a continuous upward or downward movement in economic activity or prices, caused by interaction between prices, wages, demand, and production 0
- adjective spiral having the shape of a spiral 0
- verb spiral to assume or cause to assume a spiral course or shape 0
- verb spiral to increase or decrease with steady acceleration 0
- adjective spiral circling around a central point in a flat, two-dimensional curve that constantly increases (or decreases) in size 0
- adjective spiral circling around a central axis in a conical or cylindrical, three-dimensional curve 0