inspiral
English
adj
Definitions
- (astronomy) Describing the paths of a pair of binary stars that are losing energy, and spiralling in towards each other
Etymology
Affix from English spiral.
Origin
English
spiral
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- annulospiral English
- antispiral English
- counterspiral English
- minispiral English
- multispiral English
- nonspiral English
- paucispiral English
- planispiral English
- spiral English
- spiralbound English
- spiralian English
- spiraliform English
- spiralise English
- spiralism English
- spiralist English
- spirality English
- spiralization English
- spiralize English
- spirallike English
- spirally English
- spiralwise English
- subspiral English
- trochospiral English
- spirale Middle French