spiral
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3.8
- adjective
- /ˈspaɪrəl/
:
espiral
- Flight 77 makes its final maneuver, turning 330 degrees in a spiral turn.
- spiral pattern
- spiral galaxy
- spiral arms
Wow, that is a spiral curl.
- Wow, that is a spiral curl.
- Through this space to their passes a spiral staircase which winds upward and downward into the remotest distance.
- Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded yellow sun.
Examples
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Let me show you the spiral staircases here.
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In Lee's room, she spotted a spiral notebook on the desk.
Fiction book (1992) -
I'll take the spiral route.
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After about one complete revolution, the spiral arm's path becomes a circular ring.
Academic text (1992) -
I just wanna stay in the spiral staircase.
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And at night, in a spiral notebook, I wrote down the evidence.
Fiction book (1997) -
The DNA has the spiral helical form.
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At the top of one of the spiral staircases, we found a drinking fountain.
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These are the spiral trails left by subatomic particles moving through liquid hydrogen in the presence of a magnetic field.
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The artist painted a beautiful spiral pattern on the canvas, showcasing her unique style.
Synonyms
3
6.7
In the shape of a spiral, like a twisted staircase
1
3.9
Having curved lines or patterns that twist and flow
1
4.3
Shaped like tight rings or spirals
A spiral that winds around a central line
Shaped like a spiral that turns around a center
A thing that is coiled in a spiral like a snail shell
Something that has a spiral or coil shape for decoration
Has a spiral shape like a snake or rope
Something that winds around a center like a snail shell
Coiled tightly, like a shell that hides its center
Arranged in a circle or spiral around a plant stem
Shaped like a spiral, for example a snail shell
A round shape with spiral arms like a child's pinwheel
Moving in a circular or spiral way
Compounds
- Specialized
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5.9
A large group of stars with a bright center and curved arms that wind outward
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1.9
A notebook with a metal or plastic wire along one side that lets pages turn easily
- Specialized
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9.5
A situation when falling prices and wages cause more falls and make the economy worse
- Specialized
1
8.4
A hand tool that turns screws when you press its spiral handle down
- Archaic
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8.1
A large group of stars in a flat spiral shape with arms of young stars around an older centre
- Specialized
A wire coiled into a spiral that stores and releases energy to make things turn
- Specialized
A strip of cloth wrapped in overlapping turns around a limb like an arm
How Coiled
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spiral comes from the Latin word spira and the Greek speira, both meaning 'coil' or 'twist'. If something is described as 'spiral' it has a coiled, winding shape, like a staircase or a snail shell.