Spiral

  • 41spiral — spi·ral || spaɪərÉ™l n. curve that twists around a fixed center point; three dimensional curve turning around an axis, helix; something having a spiral like curve; progressive upward or downward movement v. wind, coil, twist around an axis,… …

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  • 42spiral — adjective winding in a continuous and gradually widening (or tightening) curve around a central point or axis. ↘winding in a continuous curve of constant diameter about a central axis, as though along a cylinder; helical. ↘Astronomy denoting… …

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  • 43SPIRAL — ALE. adj. Qui a la figure d une spirale. Forme spirale. Ligne spirale. Le ressort spiral, ou substantivement Le spiral d une montre. Des stores à ressort spiral. Des ressorts spiraux …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 44spiral — [16] Spiral comes via French spiral from medieval Latin spīrālis ‘coiled’, a derivative of Latin spīra. This in turn went back to Greek speira ‘coil’. English also acquired the noun, as spire [16], which is used for the ‘tip of a spiral shell’.… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 45spiral — [16] Spiral comes via French spiral from medieval Latin spīrālis ‘coiled’, a derivative of Latin spīra. This in turn went back to Greek speira ‘coil’. English also acquired the noun, as spire [16], which is used for the ‘tip of a spiral shell’.… …

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  • 46spiral — 1. noun /ˈspaɪɹəl/ a) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point. b) A helix. 2. adjective /ˈspaɪɹəl/ helical, like a spiral 3 …

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  • 47spiral — 1. adjective a spiral column of smoke Syn: coiled, helical, corkscrew, curling, winding, twisting, whorled; technical voluted, helicoid, helicoidal 2. noun a spiral of smoke Syn: coil, helix, corkscrew, curl …

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  • 48spiral — 1. adjective a spiral column Syn: coiled, helical, curling, winding, twisting 2. noun a spiral of smoke Syn: coil, curl, twist, whorl, scroll, helix, corkscrew 3. verb …

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  • 49spiral — sf., li, Fr. spiral 1) Sarmal biçiminde olan 2) is. Döl yatağı içine konan, gebeliği önleyici sarmal biçiminde araç …

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  • 50spiral — A maneuver in which an airplane descends rapidly in a steeply banked turning flight path. The angle of attack remains within the normal range in a spiral. The aircraft speed tends to increase unless otherwise controlled by actions such as… …

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