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Phrases 63
- downward spiralA series of thoughts or actions which feeds back into itself, causing a situation to become progressively worse.
- spiral galaxyA galaxy consisting of a number of arms of younger stars that spiral out from the center containing older ones.
- spiral staircaseA staircase in the form of a helix, in any of several forms with or without a central pole (a newel).
- death spiralThe downward, corkscrew-motion of a disabled aircraft which is unrecoverably headed for a crash.
- spiral armA section of a spiral galaxy that coils out from the centre.
- Archimedean spiralA spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate.
- golden spiralA logarithmic spiral whose growth factor is φ, the golden ratio.
- logarithmic spiralA self-similar spiral curve which often appears in nature.
- purity spiralThe situation in which members of an ideological group become increasingly zealous and intolerant, eventually turning on other members.
- spiral pumpA type of centrifugal pump that utilizes a spiral-shaped impeller to move fluids.
- barred spiral galaxyA spiral galaxy with a central bar-shaped structure composed of stars.
- inflationary spiralA pattern of economic inflation in which higher wages lead to higher prices, which lead to higher wages, and so on.
- upward spiralA situation where something is constantly increasing.
- arithmetic spiralSynonym of Archimedean spiral: A spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate.
- spiral ganglionA mass of bipolar cell bodies occurring in the modiolus of the organ of Corti and giving off axons which comprise the cochlear nerve.
- spiral armsplural of spiral arm: A section of a spiral galaxy that coils out from the centre.
- spiral danceA neo-pagan group dance emphasizing community and rebirth.
- spiral gingerA Costa Rican tropical plant distantly related to ginger, Costus barbatus, which is grown for its showy red flowerheads.
- spiral-boundAlternative form of spiralbound: Bound with coil binding.
- spiral galaxiesplural of spiral galaxy: A galaxy consisting of a number of arms of younger stars that spiral out from the center containing older ones.
- spiral friesSynonym of curly fries: A kind of fries characterized by their spring-like helical shape, being cut from whole potatoes using a specialized spiral slicer.
- graveyard spiralThe downward, corkscrew-motion of a disabled aircraft which is unrecoverably headed for a crash.
- spiral nebulaa spiral-shaped nebula
- spiral gangliaplural of spiral ganglion: A mass of bipolar cell bodies occurring in the modiolus of the organ of Corti and giving off axons which comprise the cochlear nerve.
- Fibonacci spiralAn approximation of the golden spiral created by drawing circular arcs connecting the opposite corners of squares in a Fibonacci tiling; a spiral formed by connecting quarter-circles whose radii are Fibonacci number multiples of the …
Compound words 39
- inspiralDescribing the paths of a pair of astronomical bodies (e.g. binary stars or black holes) that are spiralling in towards each other, losing energy to gravitational waves.
- spiralboundBound with coil binding.
- unspiralTo (cause to) open up from a spiral shape.
- counterspiralA spiral running in the opposite direction to another spiral.
- spiraliseAlternative spelling of spiralize: To form into a spiral.
- spiralizeTo form into a spiral.
- spirallikeHaving the characteristics of a spiral or spiral galaxy
- trispiralTriply spiral; involving, or consisting of, three spirals.
- trochospiralA spiral growth pattern in foraminifers.
- annulospiralwrapped around the centre of the intrafusal fibre