Definitions For Spiral

noun

• Flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
• A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
• Ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
• A continuously accelerating change in the economy
• A plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
• A curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle

verb

• To wind or move in a spiral course
• Move in a spiral or zigzag course
• Form a spiral
• A circular curving line that goes around a central point while getting closer to or farther away from it
• A situation in which something continuously increases, decreases, or gets worse
• A kick or throw in which the ball spins while moving through the air
• To move in a circle around a central point while getting closer to or farther away from it : to move in a spiral
• To greatly increase, decrease, or get worse in a continuous and usually fast and uncontrolled way

adjective

• In the shape of a coil