to spiral

Definition von to spiral im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: A helix; helical, like a spiral; To move along the path of a spiral or helix
The falling leaves spiralled down from the tree.; To increase continually
Her debts were spiralling out of control.; {n} a curve line winding and receding from its center; {a} winding upwards, turning, curved; {n} helispherical; helical; helispheric; A 360 degree turn, at least; Helix; Twisted, spiral as the placement of leaves emerging from the rhizome; The rotation of the ball on its long axis after it has been passed or punted Skating: A body position in which the skater bends forward, one leg extended backward with a straight knee, the arms extended out to the side; Winding round a cylinder or imaginary axis, and at the same time rising or advancing forward; winding like the thread of a screw; helical; form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain"; a method of applying reinforcement in which there is not interlacing between individual strands of the reinforcement; The football's rotation when it's thrown (about it's longitudinal axis); (n) A curved line that begins at an origin point, moves further away from the origin, and decreases in curvature as it travels around the origin A spiral is sometimes referred to as a spiral of Archimedes; in the shape of a coil; {s} of or pertaining to a spiral; twisting around a fixed center point; helical; having a spiral binding (as of a book); an opaque glass thread wound around a clear rod; flying downward in a helical path with a large radius; a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at ever-greater distances from it; A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point; ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center; a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle; An arrangement of objects along the outline of a coiled spring; A tool for creating spiral-shaped polygons; leaves arranged around a twig in a pattern like candy-cane stripes; flying downward in a helical path with a large radius ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at ever-greater distances from it form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain; 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"; a "Jelly Roll" design in a cane where sheets of clay are stacked and rolled to create a spiral design when sliced crossways; Cf; Plastic or stainless steel reel with grooves into which film is threaded prior to processing; Winding or circling round a center or pole and gradually receding from it; as, the spiral curve of a watch spring; {i} curve that twists around a fixed center point; three dimensional curve turning around an axis, helix; something having a spiral-like curve; progressive upward or downward movement; A turn on the ball of one foot with the other foot held loosely in front without weight; A Curve that decreases in radius linearly with angular radius Primary use in electronic design is to create an Inductor; If something spirals or is spiralled somewhere, it grows or moves in a spiral curve. Vines spiraled upward toward the roof A joss stick spiralled smoke. Spiral is also a noun. Larks were rising in spirals from the ridge; A plane curve, not reëntrant, 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; {f} wind, coil, twist around an axis, form into a spiral, move in a looping or winding fashion; progressively increase or decrease; spi·ral spirals spiralling spiralled in AM, use spiraling, spiraled1. A spiral is a shape which winds round and round, with each curve above or outside the previous one. Spiral is also an adjective. a spiral staircase; disc galaxy having within the disc spiral arms of higher gas density and newly formed stars; may be normal (round bulge) or barred (bulge with straight bar running through it; arms tend to emerge from end of bar); a nautilus/circular shape commonly seen in fractals; a ball passed or kicked with a spin which propels it further with more accuracy; the ball points the same direction throughout its flight; a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"; If an amount or level spirals, it rises quickly and at an increasing rate. Production costs began to spiral. a spiralling trend of violence The divorce rate is spiralling upwards. Spiral is also a noun. an inflationary spiral. a spiral of debt; The locus of a point P which winds around a fixed point O (called the pole) in such a way that OP is monotonically decreasing Sinusoidal spirals are not true spirals; A movement in which the skater glides on one foot with the upper body bent forwards at the waist with the back arched, and the free leg is held extended at a level above the ice surface higher than the hip of the free leg; If an amount or level spirals downwards, it falls quickly and at an increasing rate. House prices will continue to spiral downwards; Anything which has a spiral form, as a spiral shell; move in a spiral or zigzag course; Any move on which the skater glides along the ice on one skate, with the non-skating leg in the air to the rear; Of or pertaining to a spiral; like a spiral