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Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : spahy-ruh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈspaɪ rəl



Definition of spiral

Origin :
  • 1550s, from Middle French spiral, from Medieval Latin spiralis "winding, coiling" (mid-13c.), from Latin spira "coil," from Greek speira "coil, twist, wreath," from PIE *sper- "to turn, twist." Spiral galaxy first attested 1913.
  • adj curling, winding
  • noun curled shape
Example sentences :
  • Here is another spiral similar in every respect to spiral C.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 417 » by Various
  • Some cutouts have a spiral spring attached to the cutout armature.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • Lingua spiralis: the spiral tongue of Lepidoptera: see glossa.
  • Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
  • Spiral: rolled up like a watch spring, or twisted like a cork-screw.
  • Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
  • These are covered and surrounded with boards, fastened on to protect the spiral.
  • Extract from : « Ten Books on Architecture » by Vitruvius
  • Very often in place of writing, all I could get from them would be spiral lines.
  • Extract from : « The Arena » by Various
  • There is much controversy as to the nature of these spiral nebul.
  • Extract from : « The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) » by J. Arthur Thomson
  • In the massive type, the development seems to be a spiral one.
  • Extract from : « Form and Function » by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
  • The spiral motion has the effect of minimizing this difficulty.
  • Extract from : « The Wonder Island Boys: The Mysteries of the Caverns » by Roger Thompson Finlay
  • It would still take four hours to get down, in a spiral of deceleration.
  • Extract from : « Space Viking » by Henry Beam Piper

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