multi-spiral
spi·ral
[spahy-ruh
l] 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.
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.
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.
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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.
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spiral (ˈspaɪərəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | geometry one of several plane curves formed by a point winding about a fixed point at an ever-increasing distance from it. Polar equation of Archimedes spiral:r = aθ; of logarithmic spiral: log r = aθ; of hyperbolic spiral:rθ = a, (where a is a constant) |
| 2. | another name for helix |
| 3. | something that pursues a winding, usually upward, course or that displays a twisting form or shape |
| 4. | Compare spin a flight manoeuvre in which an aircraft descends describing a helix of comparatively large radius with the angle of attack within the normal flight range |
| 5. | economics a continuous upward or downward movement in economic activity or prices, caused by interaction between prices, wages, demand, and production |
| —adj | |
| 6. | having the shape of a spiral |
| —vb , -rals, -ralling, -ralled, -rals, -raling, -raled | |
| 7. | to assume or cause to assume a spiral course or shape |
| 8. | (intr) to increase or decrease with steady acceleration: wages and prices continue to spiral |
| [C16: via French from Medieval Latin spīrālis, from Latin spīra a coil; see | |
| 'spirally | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
spiral
1551, from M.Fr. spiral, from M.L. spiralis "winding, coiling" (1255), from L. spira "coil," from Gk. speira "coil, twist, wreath," from PIE *sper- "to turn, twist." The verb is attested from 1834; the fig. sense is from 1922. The noun is first recorded 1656; U.S. football sense is from 1896. Spiral
galaxy first attested 1913.
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Medical Dictionary
spiral spi·ral (spī'rəl)
adj.
Coiling or developing around an axis in a constantly changing series of planes; helical. n.
A structure in the shape of a coil. v. spi·raled or spi·ralled, spi·ral·ing or spi·ral·ling, spi·rals or spi·rals
To take the form or course of a spiral.
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