spiral

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
2. (informal) A helix.
3. A self-sustaining process with a lot of momentum involved, so it is difficult to accelerate or stop it at once.
4. A section of track that forms a circle and crosses over itself, used for gaining height in mountainous territory.

Adj

Helical, like a spiral.

Verb

1. To move along the path of a spiral or helix.
2. To cause something to spiral.
3. To increase continually.

Sinònims

coil

helix

helical

volute

screw

whorl

curl

loop

➿

twist

twine

whorled

turbinate

circle

⭕

spire

twirl

scroll

📜

coiled

tortuous

entwine

corkscrew

roll

coiling

wind

winding

worm

🪱

propeller

round

lap

sinuous

wreathe

snake

🐍

spin

gyrate

spiraling

voluted

spiry

ring

💍

convulate

swirl

bolt

squirm

take in

thread

🧵

top

🔝

torus

skate over

turbinal

turn

turn out

twisted

verticillate

vortex

wander

weave

wheel

🛞

whirl

wrestle

wriggle

writhe

helicoidal

spindle whorl

take a turn for the worse

serpentuate

serpentiform

coil of wire

finger whorl

circumvolute

ambulate

spiral-bound

annulus

circular

circulate

circumnavigate

circumvent

circumvolve

conch

convolve

cork-screw

crimp

curve

cycle

distort

gang

go around

gyre

hover

intrauterine device

involute

itinerate

mob

move around

orbit

pan

peg-top

pin

pivot

pronate

ringlet

rotate

roundabout

shell

🐚

short-circuit

skirt

slither

spindle

spinning top

splay

spread out

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈspaɪɹəl/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Middle French spirale, from Medieval Latin spiralis, from Latin spira, from Ancient Greek σπείρα (speíra, “wreath, coil, twist”).