spiraled

noun

flying downward in a helical path with a large radius

a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center

a continuously accelerating change in the economy

a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle

a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center

verb

move in a spiral or zigzag course

form a spiral

to wind or move in a spiral course

adjective

in the shape of a coil

Roots

speiraspir- · Greek · coil, spiral

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