Толковый словарь английского языка - spiral
Spiral
spiral
I. adjective see: spire Date: 1551 1. winding around a center or pole and gradually receding from or approaching it , helical , ~-bound , of or relating to the advancement to higher levels through a series of cyclical movements, ~ly adverb II. noun Date: 1656 1. the path of a point in a plane moving around a central point while continuously receding from or approaching it, a three-dimensional curve (as a helix) with one or more turns about an axis, a single turn or coil in a ~ object, something having a ~ form as:, ~ galaxy , b. a ~ flight, a kick or pass in which a football rotates on its long axis while moving through the air, a continuously spreading and accelerating increase or decrease , III. verb (-raled or -ralled; -raling or -ralling) Date: 1834 intransitive verb to go and especially to rise or fall in a ~ course , transitive verb to form into a ~, to cause to ~
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adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 winding about a centre in an enlarging or decreasing continuous circular motion, either on a flat plane or rising in a cone; coiled. 2 winding continuously along or as if along a cylinder, like the thread of a screw. --n. 1 a plane or three-dimensional spiral curve. 2 a spiral spring. 3 a spiral formation in a shell etc. 4 a spiral galaxy. 5 a progressive rise or fall of prices, wages, etc., each responding to an upward or downward stimulus provided by the other (a spiral of rising prices and wages). --v. (spiralled, spiralling; US spiraled, spiraling) 1 intr. move in a spiral course, esp. upwards or downwards. 2 tr. make spiral. 3 intr. esp. Econ. (of prices, wages, etc.) rise or fall, esp. rapidly (cf. sense 5 of n.). Phrases and idioms spiral balance a device for measuring weight by the torsion of a spiral spring. spiral galaxy a galaxy in which the matter is concentrated mainly in one or more spiral arms. spiral staircase a staircase rising in a spiral round a central axis. Derivatives spirality n. spirally adv. Etymology: F spiral or med.L spiralis (as SPIRE(2)) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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