SPIRAL


Meaning of SPIRAL in English

n.

Function: verb

Inflected Form: -raled or -ralled ; -ral · ing or -ral · ling

Date: 1834

intransitive verb : to go and especially to rise or fall in a spiral course <costs spiral ed upward>

transitive verb

1 : to form into a spiral

2 : to cause to spiral

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.