Meaning of spiral

Definition of spiral

(adj) in the shape of a coil
(noun) 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; "a coil of rope"
flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
(verb) to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"
form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain"
move in a spiral or zigzag course

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