Look up: Spiral

1. Spiral
   An inward-turning path and symbol that leads to a center and out again. A spiral dance is sometimes used as part of ritual, to symbolize death and rebirth through the Goddess.
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2. spiral
   [Verb] To rise or fall at an increasingly faster pace.
   Example: The aircraft may spiral out of control if you don’t know how to fly it properly.
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3. spiral
   [n] - a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at ever-greater distances from it 2. [n] - ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center 3. [n] - flying downward in a helical path with a large radius 4. [v] - form a spiral
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4. spiral
   Plastic or stainless steel reel with grooves into which film is threaded prior to processing.
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5. Spiral
   A Curve that decreases in radius linearly with angular radius. Primary use in electronic design is to create an Inductor
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6. Spiral
   A continuous banked turn made during a glide with the engine stopped or 'ticking-over'.
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7. Spiral
   NATO designation for soviet anti-tank missile system 'Shturm-S', 'Shturm-V' and 'Kokon'
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8. SPIRAL
   Selected Patient Informatioon Resources in Asian Languages
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9. spiral
   a manoeuvre in which an airplane descends in a steeply banked,turning flight path Category: Transport
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10. Spiral
    Spi'ral adjective [ Confer French spiral . See Spire a winding line.] 1. Winding or circling round a center or pole and gradually receding from it; as, the spiral curve of a watch spring. 2. Winding round a cylinder...
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11. Spiral
    Spi'ral noun [ Confer French spirale . See Spiral , adjective ] 1. (Geom.) A plane curve, not reëntrant, described by a point, called the generatrix , moving along a straight line according to...
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12. spiral
    Of leaves or floral organs, borne at different levels on the main stem, in an ascending spiral. ... Compare: cyclic. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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13. spiral
    noun flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
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14. spiral
    noun a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
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15. spiral
    (spi´rәl) winding like the thread of a screw; called also helical. a winding structure; see also coil and helix.
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16. Spiral
    • (a.) Of or pertaining to a spiral; like a spiral. • (a.) Anything which has a spiral form, as a spiral shell. • (a.) A plane curve, not reentrant, described by a point, called the generatrix, moving along a straight line according to a mathematical law, while the line is revolving a...
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17. spiral
    plane curve that, in general, winds around a point while moving ever farther from the point. Many kinds of spiral are known, the first dating from ... [1 related articles]
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18. spiral
    spiral Coiling around a center like the thread of a screw.
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19. spiral
    a ball passed or kicked with a spin which propels it further with more accuracy; the ball points the same direction throughout its flight.
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20. Spiral
    A spiral is a curve which runs continuously about a fixed centre with constantly increasing radius vector. The chief spirals are the Archimedes spiral, the radius of which increases uniformly with the angle; the hyperbolic spiral, in which the radius vector is inversely proportional to the angle; an...
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21. spiral
    Type: Term Pronunciation: spī′răl Definitions: 1. Coiled; winding around a center like a watch spring; winding and ascending like a wire spring. 2. A structure in the shape of a coil.
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22. spiral
    Plane curve formed by a point winding round a fixed point from which it distances itself at regular intervals, for example the spiral traced by a flat coil of rope. Various kinds of spirals can be generated mathematically – for example, an equiangular or logarithmic spiral (in which a tangent at any point on the curve always makes the same ang...
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23. Spiral
    In mathematics, a `spiral` is a curve which emanates from a central point, getting progressively farther away as it revolves around the point. Spiral or helix: While a "spiral" and a "helix" are distinct as technical terms, a helix is sometimes described as a spiral in non-techni...
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24. Spiral
    (Vangelis album) `Spiral` is a 1977 album by the Greek artist Vangelis. The sleeve design was by Vangelis himself (mentioned on the cover). The recording engineer was Keith Spencer-Allen, assisted by Marlis Duncklau. Track listing: All songs written by Vangelis.<br /> `Side A:` # &q...
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25. Spiral
    (comics) image= --> `Spiral` (`Rita Wayword`) is a fictional character, a supervillainess in the Marvel Comics universe. She first appeared in the Longshot miniseries by Ann Nocenti and Art Adams. Fictional character biography: Spiral`s real name is Rita Wayword, better known as `Ricoc...
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