noun🔗ShareSpiraleA curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point."The snail's shell has a beautiful spiral shape. "La coquille de l'escargot a une belle forme en spirale.mathfigurescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSpirale, héliceA helix."The staircase was a beautiful spiral, winding up to the top floor of the museum. "L'escalier était une belle spirale, s'enroulant jusqu'au dernier étage du musée.mathphysicssciencestructurenatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSpirale, engrenageA self-sustaining process with a lot of momentum involved, so it is difficult to accelerate or stop it at once."The student's poor study habits created a spiral of failing grades, making it hard to catch up. "Les mauvaises habitudes d'étude de l'étudiant ont créé une spirale de mauvaises notes, rendant difficile la rattrapage.processsystemtendencyeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTourner en spirale, s'enrouler en spiraleTo move along the path of a spiral or helix."The falling leaves spiralled down from the tree."Les feuilles qui tombaient tournaient en spirale depuis l'arbre.actionwayphysicsmathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire spiraleTo cause something to spiral."You need to learn how to spiral a ball."Vous devez apprendre à faire spirale avec un ballon.actionprocesstendencyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAugmenter sans cesse, s'envolerTo increase continually."Her debts were spiralling out of control."Ses dettes s'envolaient hors de contrôle.amounttendencyeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSpirale, hélicoïdalHelical, like a spiral"The notebook had a spiral binding, making it easy to flip through the pages. "Le cahier avait une reliure en spirale, ce qui facilitait le feuilletage des pages.structureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
