spiral
noun
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
Synonymshelixa continuously accelerating change in the economy
ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
Synonymsvolutea structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
“a coil of rope”
flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
verb
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”
form a spiral
“The path spirals up the mountain”
move in a spiral or zigzag course
Synonymscorkscrew
adjective
in the shape of a coil
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University
