spiral
English
/ˈspaɪɹəl/
noun
Definitions
- (geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
- (informal) A helix.
- A self-sustaining process with a lot of momentum involved, so it is difficult to accelerate or stop it at once.
Etymology
Derived from Middle French spirale derived from Latin spiralis, spira (a coil) derived from Ancient Greek σπείρα (coil, wreath, twist).
Origin
Ancient Greek
σπείρα
Gloss
coil, wreath, twist
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- annulospiral English
- antispiral English
- bound English
- counterspiral English
- despiralize English
- inspiral English
- minispiral English
- multispiral English
- nonspiral English
- paucispiral English
- planispiral English
- planispirally English
- spiralbound English
- spiralian English
- spiraliform English
- spiralise English
- spiralism English
- spiralist English
- spirality English
- spiralization English
- spiralize English
- spiralizer English
- spirallike English
- spirallikeness English
- spirally English
- spiralwise English
- spirea English
- spiricle English
- subspiral English
- subspirally English
- trochospiral English
- spira Latin
- spiralis Latin
- spirális Hungarian
- spirale French
- spire French
- σαπρός Ancient Greek
- σπείρα Ancient Greek
- σπεῖρα Ancient Greek
- χαίτη Ancient Greek
- spiral Norwegian Bokmål
- spiral Norwegian Nynorsk
- spirála Czech
- spirale Middle French
- bound
- spirea
- spirally
- inspiral
- spiricle
- subspiral
- nonspiral
- spiralize
- spiralian
- spiralist
- spirality
- spiralism
- spiralise
- spirallike
- spiralizer
- spiralwise
- antispiral
- minispiral
- spiraliform
- paucispiral
- despiralize
- planispiral
- multispiral
- spiralbound
- subspirally
- trochospiral
- annulospiral
- planispirally
- counterspiral
- spiralization
- spirallikeness