SPIRAL

Definition of SPIRAL

  1. (verb)to wind or move in a spiral course
  2. (verb)form a spiral
  3. (verb)move in a spiral or zigzag course
  4. (noun)a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
  5. (noun)a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
  6. (noun)a continuously accelerating change in the economy
  7. (noun)ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
  8. (noun)a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
  9. (noun)flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
  10. (adj)in the shape of a coil