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1. adjective1) (coiled round like a spring, with each coil the same size as the one below: a spiral staircase.) spirálový; točitý2) (winding round and round, usually tapering to a point: a spiral shell.) šroubovitý2. noun1) (an increase or decrease, or rise or fall, becoming more and more rapid (eg in prices).) spirála2) (a spiral line or object: A spiral of smoke rose from the chimney.) spirála3. verb(to go or move in a spiral, especially to increase more and more rapidly: Prices have spiralled in the last six months.) spirálovitě stoupat- spirally* * *• spirála
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Spiral spring — Spiral Spi ral, a. [Cf. F. spiral. See {Spire} a winding line.] 1. Winding or circling round a center or pole and gradually receding from it; as, the spiral curve of a watch spring. [1913 Webster] 2. Winding round a cylinder or imaginary axis,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spiral spring — Spring Spring, n. [AS. spring a fountain, a leap. See {Spring}, v. i.] 1. A leap; a bound; a jump. [1913 Webster] The prisoner, with a spring, from prison broke. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spiral spring — noun a spring that is wound like a spiral • Hypernyms: ↑spring • Hyponyms: ↑hairspring * * * noun : a spring consisting of a wire coiled usually in a flat spiral or in a helix * * * a form of spring consisting of a wire coiled in a helix. See… … Useful english dictionary
spiral spring — noun Date: 1690 a spring consisting of a wire coiled usually in a flat spiral or in a helix … New Collegiate Dictionary
spiral spring — a form of spring consisting of a wire coiled in a helix. See illus. under spring. [1680 90] * * * … Universalium
spiral spring — spi′ral spring′ n. bui mac a form of spring consisting of a wire coiled in a helix • Etymology: 1680–90 … From formal English to slang
Spiral — Spi ral, a. [Cf. F. spiral. See {Spire} a winding line.] 1. Winding or circling round a center or pole and gradually receding from it; as, the spiral curve of a watch spring. [1913 Webster] 2. Winding round a cylinder or imaginary axis, and at… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spiral gear — Spiral Spi ral, a. [Cf. F. spiral. See {Spire} a winding line.] 1. Winding or circling round a center or pole and gradually receding from it; as, the spiral curve of a watch spring. [1913 Webster] 2. Winding round a cylinder or imaginary axis,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spiral gearing — Spiral Spi ral, a. [Cf. F. spiral. See {Spire} a winding line.] 1. Winding or circling round a center or pole and gradually receding from it; as, the spiral curve of a watch spring. [1913 Webster] 2. Winding round a cylinder or imaginary axis,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spiral operculum — Spiral Spi ral, a. [Cf. F. spiral. See {Spire} a winding line.] 1. Winding or circling round a center or pole and gradually receding from it; as, the spiral curve of a watch spring. [1913 Webster] 2. Winding round a cylinder or imaginary axis,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spiral shell — Spiral Spi ral, a. [Cf. F. spiral. See {Spire} a winding line.] 1. Winding or circling round a center or pole and gradually receding from it; as, the spiral curve of a watch spring. [1913 Webster] 2. Winding round a cylinder or imaginary axis,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
