noun Download 🔗Share A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point. Examples : "The shells on the beach were beautiful spirals, each one unique in size and color. " math figure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A helix. Examples : "The notebook used to take notes in class had two spirals along its edge to hold the pages together. " nature science math structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A self-sustaining process with a lot of momentum involved, so it is difficult to accelerate or stop it at once. Examples : "The company's financial problems turned into uncontrollable spirals after they lost their biggest client. " process system tendency Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To move along the path of a spiral or helix. Examples : "The falling leaves spiralled down from the tree." direction action way physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cause something to spiral. Examples : "You need to learn how to spiral a ball." action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To increase continually. Examples : "Her debts were spiralling out of control." amount business economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading