Meaning of spiral | Babel Free
ˈspaɪɹəlDefinitions
- A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
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A helix. informal
- A self-sustaining process with a lot of momentum involved, so it is difficult to accelerate or stop it at once.
- A section of track that forms a circle and crosses over itself, used for gaining height in mountainous territory.
Equivalents
Български
спирала
Català
espiral
Čeština
spirála
Dansk
spiral
Ελληνικά
έλικα
ελικοειδές
ελικοειδής
ελικωτή
ελικωτό
ελικωτός
σπείρα
σπειροειδές
σπειροειδής
σπείρωμα
Esperanto
spiralo
Eesti
spiraal
فارسی
مارپیچ
Galego
espiral
हिन्दी
सर्पिल
Հայերեն
Պարույր
Bahasa Indonesia
pilin
ქართული
სპირალი
Қазақша
шиыршық
Latina
tortilis
Македонски
спирала
Nederlands
spiraal
Português
espiral
Svenska
spiral
தமிழ்
சுருளி
Tagalog
balukay
Türkçe
spiral
Tiếng Việt
xoắn ốc
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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