Definition of Spiral. Meaning of Spiral. Synonyms of Spiral

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Definition of Spiral

Spiral
Spiral Spi"ral, n. [Cf. F. spirale. See Spiral, a.] 1. (Geom.) A plane curve, not re["e]ntrant, described by a point, called the generatrix, moving along a straight line according to a mathematical law, while the line is revolving about a fixed point called the pole. Cf. Helix. 2. Anything which has a spiral form, as a spiral shell. Equiangular spiral,a plane curve which cuts all its generatrices at the same angle. Same as Logarithmic spiral, under Logarithmic. Spiral of Archimedes, a spiral the law of which is that the generatrix moves uniformly along the revolving line, which also moves uniformly.
Spiral
Spiral Spi"ral, a. [Cf. F. spiral. See Spire a winding line.] 1. Winding or circling round a center or pole and gradually receding from it; as, the spiral curve of a watch spring. 2. Winding round a cylinder or imaginary axis, and at the same time rising or advancing forward; winding like the thread of a screw; helical. 3. (Geom.) Of or pertaining to a spiral; like a spiral. Spiral gear, or Spiral wheel (Mach.), a gear resembling in general a spur gear, but having its teeth cut at an angle with its axis, or so that they form small portions of screws or spirals. Spiral gearing, a kind of gearing sometimes used in light machinery, in which spiral gears, instead of bevel gears, are used to transmit motion between shafts that are not parallel. Spiral operculum, an operculum whih has spiral lines of growth. Spiral shell, any shell in which the whorls form a spiral or helix. Spiral spring. See the Note under Spring, n., 4.

Meaning of Spiral from wikipedia

- Archimedean spiral hyperbolic spiral Fermat's spiral lituus logarithmic spiral Cornu spiral spiral of Theodorus Fibonacci Spiral (golden spiral) The involute...
- Spiral Staircase may refer to: The Spiral Staircase (1946 film), an American psychological thriller film The Spiral Staircase (1961 film), a 1961 American...
- In geometry, a golden spiral is a logarithmic spiral whose growth factor is φ, the golden ratio. That is, a golden spiral gets wider (or further from...
- Spiral galaxies form a cl**** of galaxy originally described by Edwin Hubble in his 1936 work The Realm of the Nebulae and, as such, form part of the Hubble...
- The spiral model is a risk-driven software development process model. Based on the unique risk patterns of a given project, the spiral model guides a team...
- Spiral Jetty is an earthwork sculpture constructed in April 1970 that is considered to be the most important work of American sculptor Robert Smithson...
- because of two reasons: The wider the spiral, the more steps can be accommodated per spiral. Therefore, if the spiral is large in diameter, via having a...
- The Downward Spiral is the second studio album by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, released on March 8, 1994, by Nothing Records and Interscope...
- logarithmic spiral, equiangular spiral or growth spiral is a self-similar spiral curve which often appears in nature. The logarithmic spiral was first described...
- Spiral may also refer to: Spiral galaxy, a type of galaxy in astronomy Spiral Dynamics, a theory of human development Spiral cleavage, a type of cleavage...
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