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Definitions of spiral:

  • noun:   flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
  • noun:   ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
  • noun:   a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at ever-greater distances from it
  • noun:   a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
  • noun:   a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
  • verb:   form a spiral
    Example: "The path spirals up the mountain"
  • verb:   to wind or move in a spiral course
  • verb:   move in a spiral or zigzag course
  • adjective:   in the shape of a coil


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