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Spiral

Spiral Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Spiral? [n] flying downward in a helical path with a large radius [n] a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope" [n] ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center [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 [adj] 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] move in a spiral or zigzag course [v] form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Spiral: coil \| coil \| coiled \| coiling \| corkscrew \| gyrate \| helical \| helix \| helix \| spiraling \| turbinate \| volute \| volute \| voluted \| whorl \| whorled Related Terms \| Find terms related to Spiral: See Also \| construction \| curve \| curve \| curved shape \| decoration \| hank \| ornament \| ornamentation \| rotation \| structure \| turn \| wind Spiral In Webster's Dictionary \Spi"ral\, a. [Cf. F. 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 pertaining to a spiral; like a spiral. {Spiral gear}, or {Spiral wheel} (Mach.), a gear resembling in general a spur gear, but having its teeth cut at an angle with its axis, or so that they form small portions of screws or spirals. {Spiral gearing}, a kind of gearing sometimes used in light machinery, in which spiral gears, instead of bevel gears, are used to transmit motion between shafts that are not parallel. {Spiral operculum}, an operculum whih has spiral lines of growth. {Spiral shell}, any shell in which the whorls form a spiral or helix. {Spiral spring}. See the Note under {Spring}, n., 4. \Spi"ral\, n. [Cf. F. spirale. See {Spiral}, a.] 1. (Geom.) A plane curve, not re["e]ntrant, 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}. 2. Anything which has a spiral form, as a spiral shell. {Equiangular spiral},a plane curve which cuts all its generatrices at the same angle. Same as {Logarithmic spiral}, under {Logarithmic}. {Spiral of Archimedes}, a spiral the law of which is that the generatrix moves uniformly along the revolving line, which also moves uniformly.

Spiral Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Spiral?

[n] flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
[n] a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"
[n] ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
[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
[adj] 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] move in a spiral or zigzag course
[v] form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain"

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Spiral In Webster's Dictionary

\Spi"ral\, a. [Cf. F. 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 pertaining to a spiral; like a spiral.

{Spiral gear}, or {Spiral wheel} (Mach.), a gear resembling
   in general a spur gear, but having its teeth cut at an
   angle with its axis, or so that they form small portions
   of screws or spirals.

{Spiral gearing}, a kind of gearing sometimes used in light
   machinery, in which spiral gears, instead of bevel gears,
   are used to transmit motion between shafts that are not
   parallel.

{Spiral operculum}, an operculum whih has spiral lines of
   growth.

{Spiral shell}, any shell in which the whorls form a spiral
   or helix.

{Spiral spring}. See the Note under {Spring}, n., 4.


\Spi"ral\, n. [Cf. F. spirale. See {Spiral}, a.]
1. (Geom.) A plane curve, not re["e]ntrant, 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}.

2. Anything which has a spiral form, as a spiral shell.

{Equiangular spiral},a plane curve which cuts all its
   generatrices at the same angle. Same as {Logarithmic
   spiral}, under {Logarithmic}.

{Spiral of Archimedes}, a spiral the law of which is that the
   generatrix moves uniformly along the revolving line, which
   also moves uniformly.

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