spirally
- adverb
- /ˈspaɪrəli/
:
en espiral
- The artist arranged the ribbons spirally around the pole to create a colorful decoration.
That doesn't tell you that things move in a rotational spirally moving straight lines for all you know, or some other way, but.
- That doesn't tell you that things move in a rotational spirally moving straight lines for all you know, or some other way, but.
Examples
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Sunflower seeds, like so many things in nature, are spirally distributed according to the Fibonacci series.
Fiction book (1999) -
That doesn't tell you that things move in a rotational spirally moving straight lines for all you know, or some other way, but.
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This occasion is marked by certain statements made by senior males, whose key phrases are engraved and inlaid spirally around this work.
Academic text (2007) -
The five levels of discrimination learning must occur in strict sequence, while the higher-order learning levels can be approached spirally when readiness dictates.
Academic text (1997) -
As the heynim stream flowed past toward the chimney hole, he looped it spirally around them until they stood inside a chiming, golden pillar.
Fiction book (1993) -
The nuptial gift of the firefly is an elegant, spirally coiled sperm-containing package called a spermatophore; see photomicrograph on next page.
Academic text (2003) -
The stem and lower outward swelling section refers to traditional marriages and features the title engraved spirally in both English and Xhosa (Imitshato yamandulo Neyalemihla).
Academic text (2007) -
The staircase twisted spirally, allowing us to see the entire room from above.
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The snail's shell grows spirally, creating a unique pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings.
Synonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word spirally comes from an old Latin root spira meaning 'coil' or 'twist', and the same root appears in spiral. So something that moves spirally moves in a curved, twisting path, like smoke rising or a plant climbing a trellis.
