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spirals

spirals is the plural of spiral.

spirals is the third-person singular simple present indicative of spiral.

Meaning of spiral

Noun

spiral (plural spirals)

  1. A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
    Synonyms:
    swirl
  2. (informal) A helix.
  3. A self-sustaining process with a lot of momentum involved, so it is difficult to accelerate or stop it at once.
    • My beloved friends and family who sustained and grounded me as I fell into the rabbit hole of this project or down the spiral of new parenthood.2015, Jane Ward, Not Gay, New York University Press, →ISBN, page xi
  4. A section of track that forms a circle and crosses over itself, used for gaining height in mountainous territory.

See all 9 meanings of spiral

Phrases with spirals

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Questions about spirals

What is spirals the plural of?
Spirals is the plural of spiral.

Words near spirals in the dictionary

  1. spirallikeness
  2. spiralling
  3. spiralling out
  4. spirallings
  5. spirally
  6. spirals
  7. spirals of Archimedes
  8. spirals out
  9. spiralwise
  10. spiramide
  11. spiramycin

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