spiral

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spiral Definition

(n) a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at ever-greater distances from it
(n) a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
(n) ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
(n) a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"
(n) flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
(s) in the shape of a coil
(v) to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"
(v) form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain"
(v) move in a spiral or zigzag course

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