Spiral — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spˈaɪɚɹəl/

🇬🇧British English

/spˈaɪəɹəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spˈaɪəɹəl/

2 syllables Say it as /spˈaɪɚɹəl/.

Examples

a coil of rope
the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action
black smoke coiling up into the sky

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

volute voluted whorl coil turbinate corkscrew helical whorled helix gyrate spiraling coiling

Parts of Speech

noun	a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
noun	a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
noun	a continuously accelerating change in the economy
noun	ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
noun	a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops “a coil of rope”
noun	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”
verb	form a spiral “The path spirals up the mountain”
verb	move in a spiral or zigzag course
adjective	in the shape of a coil

Word Forms

spiral	verb	form a spiral
volute	adjective	in the shape of a coil
coil	verb	to wind or move in a spiral course
helical	adjective	in the shape of a coil
gyration	noun	the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
spiral	noun	a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
coil	noun	a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
helix	noun	a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
volute	noun	ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Spiral-

eine ebene Kurve, die von einem Punkt gezeichnet wird, der um den Mittelpunkt kreist, aber immer weiter vom Mittelpunkt entfernt ist

🇫🇷French

spirale

une courbe plane tracée par un point tournant autour du centre mais à des distances croissantes du centre

🇪🇸Spanish

espiral

una curva plana trazada por un punto que gira alrededor del centro pero a distancias crecientes del centro

🇮🇹Italian

spirale

una curva piana tracciata da un punto che gira attorno al centro ma a distanze crescenti dal centro

🇳🇱Dutch

spiraal

een vlakke kromme die wordt gevolgd door een punt dat rond het centrum cirkelt, maar op steeds grotere afstanden van het centrum

🇵🇹Portuguese

espiral

uma curva plana traçada por um ponto circulando em torno do centro, mas a distâncias crescentes do centro

🇷🇺Russian

спираль

плоская кривая, очерченная точкой, вращающейся вокруг центра, но на возрастающем расстоянии от центра

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कुंडली

केंद्र के चारों ओर चक्कर लगाने वाले लेकिन केंद्र से बढ़ती दूरी पर एक बिंदु द्वारा अनुरेखित एक समतल वक्र

🇧🇩Bengali

সর্পিল

একটি সমতল বক্ররেখা কেন্দ্রের চারপাশে প্রদক্ষিণকারী একটি বিন্দু দ্বারা চিহ্নিত করা হয়েছে কিন্তু কেন্দ্র থেকে দূরত্ব বৃদ্ধিতে

🇮🇳Tamil

சுழல்

ஒரு விமான வளைவு மையத்தைச் சுற்றி வட்டமிடும் ஆனால் மையத்திலிருந்து அதிகரிக்கும் தூரத்தில் ஒரு புள்ளியால் கண்டறியப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

మురి

ఒక విమానం వక్రరేఖ కేంద్రం చుట్టూ ప్రదక్షిణ చేసే బిందువు ద్వారా గుర్తించబడింది కానీ కేంద్రం నుండి పెరుగుతున్న దూరాలలో

🇮🇳Marathi

सर्पिल

केंद्राभोवती फिरणाऱ्या परंतु केंद्रापासून वाढत्या अंतरावर असलेल्या एका बिंदूद्वारे शोधलेला विमान वक्र

🇮🇳Gujarati

સર્પાકાર

એક પ્લેન વળાંક જે કેન્દ્રની આસપાસ પરિભ્રમણ કરતા બિંદુ દ્વારા શોધી કાઢવામાં આવે છે પરંતુ કેન્દ્રથી વધતા અંતર પર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುರುಳಿಯಾಕಾರದ

ಒಂದು ಸಮತಲ ವಕ್ರರೇಖೆಯು ಕೇಂದ್ರದ ಸುತ್ತಲೂ ಸುತ್ತುವ ಆದರೆ ಕೇಂದ್ರದಿಂದ ಹೆಚ್ಚುತ್ತಿರುವ ದೂರದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಬಿಂದುವಿನಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സർപ്പിളമായ

കേന്ദ്രത്തിന് ചുറ്റും വലയം ചെയ്യുന്നതും എന്നാൽ കേന്ദ്രത്തിൽ നിന്ന് വർദ്ധിച്ചുവരുന്ന അകലത്തിൽ ഒരു ബിന്ദുവിലൂടെ കണ്ടെത്തുന്ന ഒരു തലം വക്രം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੂੜੀਦਾਰ

ਕੇਂਦਰ ਦੇ ਦੁਆਲੇ ਚੱਕਰ ਲਗਾਉਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਬਿੰਦੂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਖੋਜਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਇੱਕ ਸਮਤਲ ਕਰਵ ਪਰ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਤੋਂ ਵਧਦੀ ਦੂਰੀ 'ਤੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

سرپل

ہوائی جہاز کا منحنی مرکز کے گرد چکر لگاتے ہوئے ایک نقطہ سے پتہ چلا لیکن مرکز سے بڑھتی ہوئی دوری پر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

螺旋

由绕中心旋转但距中心距离逐渐增加的点绘制的平面曲线

🇯🇵Japanese

スパイラル

中心の周りを周回するが、中心からの距離が増加する点によってトレースされる平面曲線

🇰🇷Korean

나선

중심을 중심으로 회전하지만 중심으로부터 점점 멀어지는 점에 의해 추적되는 평면 곡선

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xoắn ốc

một đường cong phẳng được vẽ bởi một điểm quay quanh tâm nhưng ở khoảng cách ngày càng tăng từ tâm

🇹🇭Thai

เกลียว

เส้นโค้งระนาบที่ลากโดยจุดหนึ่งที่วนรอบศูนย์กลางแต่มีระยะห่างจากศูนย์กลางเพิ่มขึ้น

🇵🇭Filipino

pilipit

isang kurba ng eroplano na sinusubaybayan ng isang puntong umiikot sa gitna ngunit sa pagtaas ng mga distansya mula sa gitna

🇲🇾Malay

lingkaran

lengkung satah yang dikesan oleh titik yang mengelilingi pusat tetapi pada jarak yang semakin meningkat dari pusat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دوامة

منحنى مستوي ترسمه نقطة تدور حول المركز ولكن على مسافات متزايدة من المركز

🇮🇷Persian

مارپیچ

منحنی صفحه ای که توسط نقطه ای که در اطراف مرکز می چرخد اما در فاصله های فزاینده ای از مرکز ترسیم می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

sarmal

merkezin etrafında dönen ancak merkezden artan mesafelerde bir nokta tarafından izlenen bir düzlem eğri

🇮🇱Hebrew

סְלִילִי

עקומת מישור המלווה בנקודה המקיפה את המרכז אך במרחקים הולכים וגדלים מהמרכז

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What is the primary definition of the word 'spiral'?

The primary meaning of 'spiral' is 'a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'spiral' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'spiral' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'spiral' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'spiral' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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