Dictionary Check: spiral

"spiral" is a valid word!

Scrabble 8 points
Words with Friends 10 points

Definition

adjective

in the shape of a coil

noun

a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center

noun

a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle

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noun

a continuously accelerating change in the economy

noun

ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center

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noun

a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

Example: "a coil of rope"
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