Spiral

Language: English
Pronunciation: spir-al
Part of Speech: noun

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A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.

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"a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center"

"a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle"

"a continuously accelerating change in the economy"

"ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center"

"a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops"

"flying downward in a helical path with a large radius"

"to wind or move in a spiral course"

"form a spiral"

"move in a spiral or zigzag course"

"in the shape of a coil"

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