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spirals spirals definition

spirals


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  spiral 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  spiral 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  spiral 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  spiral 
 
  3  senses  of  spiral 
 
  Sense  1 
  gyrate,  spiral,  coil 
  =>  turn 
 
  Sense  2 
  spiral 
  =>  wind,  curve 
 
  Sense  3 
  corkscrew,  spiral 
  =>  turn 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  spiral 
 
  spiral  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  spiral 
 
  Sense  1 
  gyrate,  spiral,  coil 
  =>  turn 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  spiral 
  =>  wind,  curve 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  corkscrew,  spiral 
  =>  turn 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  spiral 
  inflationary  spiral 
  spiral 
  spiral  bandage 
  spiral  galaxy 
  spiral  nebula 
  spiral  ratchet  screwdriver 
  spiral  spring 
 
  Overview  of  noun  spiral 
 
  The  noun  spiral  has  5  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  spiral  --  (a  plane  curve  traced  by  a  point  circling  about  the  center  but  at  ever-greater  distances  from  it) 
  2.  helix,  spiral  --  (a  curve  that  lies  on  the  surface  of  a  cylinder  or  cone  and  cuts  the  element  at  a  constant  angle) 
  3.  spiral,  volute  --  (ornament  consisting  of  a  curve  on  a  plane  that  winds  around  a  center  with  an  increasing  distance  from  the  center) 
  4.  coil,  spiral,  volute,  whorl,  helix  --  (a  structure  consisting  of  something  wound  in  a  continuous  series  of  loops;  "a  coil  of  rope") 
  5.  spiral  --  (flying  downward  in  a  helical  path  with  a  large  radius) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  spiral 
 
  The  verb  spiral  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  gyrate,  spiral,  coil  --  (to  wind  or  move  in  a  spiral  course:"  the  muscles  and  nerves  of  his  fine  drawn  body  were  coiling  for  action,",  "black  smoke  coiling  up  into  the  sky";  "the  young  people  gyrated  on  the  dance  floor") 
  2.  spiral  --  (form  a  spiral;  "The  path  spirals  up  the  mountain") 
  3.  corkscrew,  spiral  --  (move  in  a  spiral  or  zigzag  course) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  spiral 
 
  The  noun  spiral  has  5  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  spiral  --  (a  plane  curve  traced  by  a  point  circling  about  the  center  but  at  ever-greater  distances  from  it) 
  2.  helix,  spiral  --  (a  curve  that  lies  on  the  surface  of  a  cylinder  or  cone  and  cuts  the  element  at  a  constant  angle) 
  3.  spiral,  volute  --  (ornament  consisting  of  a  curve  on  a  plane  that  winds  around  a  center  with  an  increasing  distance  from  the  center) 
  4.  coil,  spiral,  volute,  whorl,  helix  --  (a  structure  consisting  of  something  wound  in  a  continuous  series  of  loops;  "a  coil  of  rope") 
  5.  spiral  --  (flying  downward  in  a  helical  path  with  a  large  radius) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  spiral 
 
  The  verb  spiral  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  gyrate,  spiral,  coil  --  (to  wind  or  move  in  a  spiral  course:"  the  muscles  and  nerves  of  his  fine  drawn  body  were  coiling  for  action,",  "black  smoke  coiling  up  into  the  sky";  "the  young  people  gyrated  on  the  dance  floor") 
  2.  spiral  --  (form  a  spiral;  "The  path  spirals  up  the  mountain") 
  3.  corkscrew,  spiral  --  (move  in  a  spiral  or  zigzag  course) 



spirals definition