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   Spiral
   see 'AT-6'
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   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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   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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   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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   spiral
   Plastic or stainless steel reel with grooves into which film is threaded prior to processing.
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   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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   Spiral
   A continuous banked turn made during a glide with the engine stopped or 'ticking-over'.
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   Spiral
   NATO designation for soviet anti-tank missile system 'Shturm-S', 'Shturm-V' and 'Kokon'
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   SPIRAL
   Selected Patient Informatioon Resources in Asian Languages
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    spiral
    a manoeuvre in which an airplane descends in a steeply banked,turning flight path Category: Transport
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    Spiral
    Definition (keystage 2) The path of a point turning around and moving away from a fixed point, its centre. <br /> Spirals are often found in nature- sea shells, snails, flowers and fir cones. <br /> A spiral in three dimensions is called a helix.
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    Spiral
    Definition (keystage 3) A flat shape made of a curved line which winds round a central point while getting closer to it. There are several types of spiral; each has a different rule about how fast the line gets closer to the central point compared with how fast it winds round.
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    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 or imaginary axis, and at the same time rising or advancing forward; winding like the thread of a screw; helical. 3. (Geom.) Of or p ...
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    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 a mathematical law, while the line is revolving about a fixed point called the pole . Confer Helix . 2. Anything which has a ...
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    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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    spiral
    noun flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
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    spiral
    noun a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
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    Spiral
    In mathematics, a `spiral` is a curve which emanates from a central point, getting progressively farther away as it revolves around the point. The concise mathematical defintion is `The locus of a point moving at constant speed whose distance from a fixed point increases at a specific rate.`
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    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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    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 about a fixed point called the pole. Cf. Helix. &bu...
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    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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    spiral
    spiral Coiling around a center like the thread of a screw.
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    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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    spiral
    A curve that turns around some central point, getting progressively closer to it or progressively farther from it, depending on which way the curve is followed. Among the best known types are the Archimedean spiral, the logarithmic spiral, the circle involute, and the lituus. Like their space-curve ...
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