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- Dictionaryspiral/ˈspʌɪrəl/
adjective
- 1. winding in a continuous and gradually widening (or tightening) curve, either round a central point on a flat plane or about an axis so as to form a cone: "a spiral pattern"
noun
- 1. a spiral curve, shape, pattern, or object: "a spiral of smoke"
- 2. a progressive rise or fall of prices, wages, etc., each responding to an upward or downward stimulus provided by a previous one: "an inflationary spiral"
verb
- 1. move in a spiral course: "a wisp of smoke spiralled up from the trees" Similar
- 2. show a continuous and dramatic increase: "inflation continued to spiral" Similar Opposite
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a situation in which a price, etc. becomes lower, or a situation gets worse and is difficult to control because one bad event causes another: This year's downward spiral of house prices has depressed the market. See more.
The meaning of SPIRAL is winding around a center or pole and gradually receding from or approaching it. How to use spiral in a sentence.
SPIRAL meaning: 1. a shape made up of curves, each one above or wider than the one before: 2. a situation in which…. Learn more.
Spiral definition: a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.. See examples of SPIRAL used in a sentence.
adj. 1. Of or resembling a spiral. 2. Circling around a center at a continuously increasing or decreasing distance. 3. Coiling around an axis in a constantly changing series of planes; helical. 4. Printing Relating to or having a spiral binding: a spiral notebook. v. spi·raled, spi·ral·ing, spi·rals also spi·ralled or spi·ral·ling. v.intr. 1.
A spiral is a shape which winds round and round, with each curve above or outside the previous one.
A spiral is a coil or curl, like the shape of a piece of hair wound around your finger, a Slinky toy, or a corkscrew. A curve forming a series of circles that become gradually larger or smaller is one kind of spiral.