spiraling
螺旋形的,螺旋式上升,螺旋形,螺旋状的
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Definitions
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- : Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- : a helix.
- : a single circle or ring of a spiral or helical curve or object.
- : a spiral or helical object, formation, or form.
- : Aeronautics. a maneuver in which an airplane descends in a helix of small pitch and large radius, with the angle of attack within that of the normal flight range.
- : Football. a type of kick or pass in which the ball turns on its longer axis as it flies through the air.
- : Economics. a continuous increase in costs, wages, prices, etc. , or a decrease in costs, wages, prices, etc. .
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- : running continuously around a fixed point or center while constantly receding from or approaching it; coiling in a single plane: a spiral curve.
- : coiling around a fixed line or axis in a constantly changing series of planes; helical.
- : of or of the nature of a spire or coil.
- : bound with a spiral binding; spiral-bound: a spiral notebook.
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spi·raled, spi·ral·ing or spi·ralled, spi·ral·ling.
- : to take a spiral form or course.
- : to advance or increase steadily; rise: Costs have been spiraling all year.
- : Aeronautics. to fly an airplane through a spiral course.
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spi·raled, spi·ral·ing or spi·ralled, spi·ral·ling.
- : to cause to take a spiral form or course.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Flying saucers hover here and there, red spirals echo the poster for Alfred Hitchcock’s movie “Vertigo,” and the general trippiness is a flashback to acid-rock light shows.
In restaurants, the consequences of the death spiral of pandemic mismanagement are glaringly obvious, and speak to a larger breakdown in public life.
The whales with spiraled tusks jutting from their heads have been known to live in small groups that, at times, come together to form large pods.
Life’s stresses cloud my thinking and I spiral into a downward circle of frustration, fear and doubt.
In 2007, we were watching someone spiral away from the constraint of her managers and image-handlers and ultimately even out of her own control.
So, only when you have spiraling matter down do you get these ferocious, black hole jets.
A shock or recession could send deficits spiraling much higher.
Authorities in Hong Kong, at least for the moment, have lost control of spiraling protests in the city.
Spiraling gun violence has earned Chicago the nickname Chiraq.
Have you ever found yourself spiraling a bit out of control on booze or drugs?
He lay on the rocks and sand, his mind spiraling toward unconsciousness, and let his body make its own recovery.
The squadron was spiraling upward in close formation with his plane above them when the enemy struck.
Hands were laid on him and the roughness with which he was moved sent Ross spiraling back into the dark once again.
The spark descended rather slowly, with a spiraling movement, and trailing the heavy smoke.
They then ascended interminable moldy stone steps spiraling upward in a circular shaft.