SPIRAL DOWN / DOWNWARD

Meaning of SPIRAL DOWN / DOWNWARD in English

to decrease rapidly

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

SPIRAL DOWN/DOWNWARD — decrease continuously. → spiral
Concise Oxford English vocab
SPIRAL — adj spiral n 1. spiral; 2. hairspring
Interlingua English vocab
SPIRAL — I. spi·ral ˈspīrəl adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin spiralis, from Latin spira coil + -alis -al — more at spire 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOWNWARD — I. ˈdau̇nwə(r)d adverb also down·wards -dz Etymology: downward from Middle English dounward, from doun down + -ward; downwards from Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English doun hill, from Old English dūn; akin to Middle Dutch dūne …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPIRAL — (a.) Anything which has a spiral form, as a spiral shell.
Английский словарь Webster
SPIRAL — (a.) Of or pertaining to a spiral; like a spiral.
Английский словарь Webster
DOWNWARD — (a.) Tending to a lower condition or state; depressed; dejected; as, downward thoughts.
Английский словарь Webster
DOWNWARD — (a.) Descending from a head, origin, or source; as, a downward line of descent.
Английский словарь Webster
DOWNWARD — ( a. ) Tending to a lower condition or state; depressed; dejected; as, downward thoughts.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DOWNWARD — ( a. ) Descending from a head, origin, or source; as, a downward line of descent.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPIRAL — — spirality /spuy ral"i tee/ , n. — spirally , adv. /spuy"reuhl/ , n., adj., v., spiraled, spiraling or ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOWNWARD — — downwardly , adv. — downwardness , n. /down"weuhrd/ , adv. 1. Also, downwards . from a higher to a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOWN — down 1 /down/ , adv. 1. from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOWNWARD — adj. moving in a downward direction, descending
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SPIRAL — I. ˈspī-rəl adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin spiralis, from Latin spira coil — more at spire Date: 1551 1. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOWNWARD — I. ˈdau̇n-wərd adverb or down·wards -wərdz Date: 13th century 1. a. : from a higher to a lower place b. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n adverb Etymology: Middle English doun, from Old English dūne, short for adūne, of dūne, from a- (from of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
DOWNWARD — adv ·alt. of downwards. 2. downward ·adj descending from a head, origin, or source; as, a downward line of descent. …
Webster English vocab
DOWN — adj downcast; as, a down look. 2. down ·adv from a remoter or higher antiquity. 3. down ·vt to cover, …
Webster English vocab
SPIRAL — [spi.ral] adj [ML spiralis, fr. L spira coil--more at spire] (1551) 1 a: winding around a center or pole and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DOWNWARD — [down.ward] or down.wards adv (13c) 1 a: from a higher to a lower place b: toward a direction that is …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPIRAL — plane curve that, in general, unwinds around a point while moving ever farther from the point. Many kinds of spiral …
Britannica English vocabulary
SPIRAL — spiral BrE AmE ˈspaɪ ə r ə l ▷ spiral|ed, ~led d ▷ spiral|ing, ~ling ɪŋ ▷ spiral|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DOWNWARD — downward BrE AmE ˈdaʊn wəd AmE \ -w ə rd ▷ downward|ly li ▷ downward|ly li ▷ downward|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SPIRAL — / ˈspaɪrəl; NAmE / noun , adjective , verb ■ noun 1. a shape or design, consisting of a continuous …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOWNWARD — / ˈdaʊnwəd; NAmE -wərd/ adjective [ usually before noun ] moving or pointing towards a lower level : the downward …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOWN — / daʊn; NAmE / adverb , preposition , verb , adjective , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPIRAL — I. spi ‧ ral 1 /ˈspaɪərəl $ ˈspaɪr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Medieval Latin ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOWNWARD — I. down ‧ ward /ˈdaʊnwəd $ -wərd/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] 1 . moving or pointing towards a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOWN — I. down 1 S1 W1 /daʊn/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A LOWER POSITION to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOWNWARD — adv. & adj. --adv. (also downwards) towards what is lower, inferior, less important, or later. --adj. moving, extending, pointing, or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOWNWARD — adv. & adj. adv. (also downwards) towards what is lower, inferior, less important, or later. adj. moving, extending, pointing, or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
DOWNWARD — adv. & adj. --adv. (also downwards) towards what is lower, inferior, less important, or later. --adj. moving, extending, pointing, or …
Oxford English vocab
DOWN — 1. adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1. into or towards a lower place, esp. to the …
Oxford English vocab
DOWN — I. PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES /daʊn/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPIRAL — ( spirals, spiralling, spiralled) Note: in AM, use 'spiraling', 'spiraled' 1. A spiral is a shape which winds round and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOWNWARD — 1. A downward movement or look is directed towards a lower place or a lower level. ...a firm downward movement …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPIRAL — (~s, ~ling, ~led) Note: in AM, use '~ing', '~ed' 1. A ~ is a shape which winds round and round, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SPIRAL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES downward spiral ▪ She was caught in a downward spiral of drink and drugs. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOWNWARD — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a downward/downhill slope ▪ She strode down the long downhill slope which led towards her …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOWNWARD — [adjective] [not gradable]Interest rates in the world economy are generally on a downward trend.At last inflation is on a downward …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOWN — n. back down bear down beat down bog down boil down bowl down break down bring down broken down buckle …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DOWNWARD — I. adj. Downward is used with these nouns: ↑ curve , ↑ direction , ↑ mobility , ↑ momentum , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DOWN — INDEX: 1. moving down 2. to go down 3. when the sun goes down 4. to go down under the …
Longman Activator English vocab
DOWNWARD — adj. declining, sliding, slipping, spiralling, descending, going or heading or moving down This downward trend in the market will soon …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SPIRAL — 1. сущ. 1) а) спираль, винтовая линия - helix spiral of Archimedes б) виток (спирали) Syn : coil I 1. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOWNWARD — 1. прил. 1) спускающийся downward tendency 2) ухудшающийся 3) нисходящий (от более раннего времени к более позднему; от предка к …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPIRAL — spiral.ogg _I 1. ʹspaı(ə)rəl n 1. спираль low spiral - передняя горизонтальная спираль «ласточка» ( фигурное катание ) 2. спираль, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DOWNWARD — downward.ogg 1. ʹdaʋnwəd a 1. спускающийся, нисходящий; направленный книзу; покатый, наклонный downward movement - движение под уклон downward pressure - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
DOWNWARD — спускающийся; ухудшающийся; downward tendency polit.-econ. понижательная тенденция вниз, книзу
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SPIRAL — _I 1. ʹspaı(ə)rəl n 1. спираль low spiral - передняя горизонтальная спираль «ласточка» ( фигурное катание ) 2. спираль, предмет …
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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