spiral
noun
a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
spirally
-
a word derived from
spiral.
Example Sentences
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All five isolates exhibited a distinctive feature of Minorisa, a single flagellum coiled spirally around the cell.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2023
It’s not the only such example; Alexia says almost nothing throughout the movie, but her demons are as apparent as the spirally surgical scars above her ear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2021
What about Romanesco's genetics makes it so... spirally?
From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2021
His Cycle, for one percussionist, has spirally bound pages to make it simpler for the performer to begin or end wherever he wants, play back-to-front, or even turn the score upside down.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then he saw the girl standing at the base of the monument, reading or pretending to read a poster which ran spirally up the column.
From "1984" by George Orwell
