Definitions for spiral

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spiral spi·ral

Spelling: [spahy-ruh l]

IPA: /ˈspaɪ rəl/

Spiral is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 163 anagrams from letters in spiral (ailprs).

Definitions for spiral

noun

1. Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
2. a helix.
3. a single circle or ring of a spiral or helical curve or object.
4. a spiral or helical object, formation, or form.
5. 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.
6. Football. a type of kick or pass in which the ball turns on its longer axis as it flies through the air.
7. Economics. a continuous increase in costs, wages, prices, etc. (inflationary spiral) or a decrease in costs, wages, prices, etc. (deflationary spiral)

adjective

1. running continuously around a fixed point or center while constantly receding from or approaching it; coiling in a single plane:
2. coiling around a fixed line or axis in a constantly changing series of planes; helical.
3. of or of the nature of a spire or coil.
4. bound with a spiral binding; spiral-bound:

verb (used with object)

1. to cause to take a spiral form or course.

verb (used without object)

1. to take a spiral form or course.
2. to advance or increase steadily; rise:
3. Aeronautics. to fly an airplane through a spiral course.

Origin of spiral

1545-55; Medieval Latin spīrālis, equivalent to Latin spīr(a) coil (Greek speîra anything coiled, wreathed, or twisted; see spire²) + -ālis Examples for spiral

Leung, however, has criticized Occupy Central for allowing the protests to spiral out of control.

Case in point: the spiral galaxy NGC 5548, which astronomers have been monitoring off and on for decades.

Sometimes if parents set too many boundaries and discipline too much, they will then also rebel and spiral out of control.

spiral: rolled up like a watch spring, or twisted like a cork-screw.

These are covered and surrounded with boards, fastened on to protect the spiral.

Walking through the spiral hallway into the almost pitch black, circular room, the senses become immediately disoriented.

The now-convicted felons will hear their sentences in January, but their story continues to spiral downward.

Lingua spiralis: the spiral tongue of Lepidoptera: see glossa.

Some cutouts have a spiral spring attached to the cutout armature.

Here is another spiral similar in every respect to spiral C.