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Inflationary spiral
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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spi·ral
[spahy-ruhl] noun, adjective, verb, spi·raled, spi·ral·ing or (especially British) spi·ralled, spi·ral·ling. 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.
EXPANDAeronautics. 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.
COLLAPSEEconomics. a continuous increase in costs, wages, prices, etc. (inflationary spiral), or a decrease in costs, wages, prices, etc. (deflationary spiral).
adjective
8.
running continuously around a fixed point or center while constantly receding from or approaching it; coiling in a single plane: a spiral curve.
9.
coiling around a fixed line or axis in a constantly changing series of planes; helical.
10.
of or of the nature of a spire or coil.
11.
bound with a spiral binding; spiral-bound: a spiral notebook.
verb (used without object)
12.
to take a spiral form or course.
13.
to advance or increase steadily; rise: Costs have been spiraling all year.
14.
Aeronautics. to fly an airplane through a spiral course.
verb (used with object)
15.
to cause to take a spiral form or course.
Origin:
1545–55; < Medieval Latin spīrālis, equivalent to Latin spīr(a) coil (< Greek speîra anything coiled, wreathed, or twisted; see spire2) + -ālis -al1
1545–55; < Medieval Latin spīrālis, equivalent to Latin spīr(a) coil (< Greek speîra anything coiled, wreathed, or twisted; see spire2) + -ālis -al1
Related forms
spi·ral·ly, adverb
mul·ti·spi·ral, adjective
non·spi·ral, adjective, noun
sub·spi·ral, adjective
EXPANDsub·spi·ral·ly, adverb
un·spi·ral, adjective
un·spi·ral·ly, adverb
un·spi·raled, adjective
un·spi·ralled, adjective
COLLAPSE
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| inflationary spiral | |
| —n | |
| the situation in which price and income increases may each induce further rises in the other | |
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