spiral
A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while…A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
» A snail's shell is spiral in form.
Das Haus einer Schnecke hat die Form einer Spirale.
Раковина улитки имеет форму спирали.
Мушля равлика має спіральну форму.
Значення
значень: 4A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
Spirale
спира́льspirálʹ
спіра́льspirálʹ
a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
(розмовне)A helix.
Helix
спира́льspirálʹ
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.
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речень: 66A snail's shell is spiral in form.
Мушля равлика має спіральну форму.
ruРаковина улитки имеет форму спирали.
deDas Haus einer Schnecke hat die Form einer Spirale.
The global economy is spiraling downwards.
deDie Weltwirtschaft befindet sich in einer Abwärtsspirale.
It's just a spiral-bound book.
After the argument, everything spiralled down.
Layla's plane spiralled out of control.
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Походження
From Middle French spirale, from Medieval Latin spiralis, from Latin spīra, from Ancient GFrom Middle French spirale, from Medieval Latin spiralis, from Latin spīra, from Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra, “wreath, coil, twist”).
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Форми
множина: spiralsСиноніми
синонімів: 5- ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center:volute
- a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops:coilvolutewhorlhelix
- a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle:helix