spi|ral|i|form

spi|ral|i|form
spi|ral|i|form «spy RAL uh frm», adjective.
1. having the form of a spiral.
2. having to do with a type of decoration based on the spiral, common in primitive art, especially the Mycenaean in Greece and Crete.

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  • spi´ral|ly — spi|ral «SPY ruhl», noun, adjective, verb, raled, ral|ing or (especially British) ralled, ral|ling. –n. 1. a winding and gradually widening curve or coil. A watch spring is a spiral. The thread of a screw is a spiral. 2. one of the separate… …   Useful english dictionary

  • spi|ral — «SPY ruhl», noun, adjective, verb, raled, ral|ing or (especially British) ralled, ral|ling. –n. 1. a winding and gradually widening curve or coil. A watch spring is a spiral. The thread of a screw is a spiral. 2. one of the separate circles or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • form — form·abil·i·ty; form·able; form·ably; form·al·de·hyde; form·amide; form·am·i·dine; form·a·zan; form·ful; form·ism; form·ist; form·less; Form·var; for·nic·i·form; fos·si·form; fo·ve·i·form; fruc·ti·form; fun·gi·form; fun·nel·form; fur·ci·form;… …   English syllables

  • spi — an·ti·per·spi·rant; bi·spi·nous; chei·lo·spi·ru·ra; con·spi·cu·i·ty; con·spi·ra·tion; cris·ti·spi·ra; cy·a·no·spi·za; ge·o·spi·za; in·fra·spi·na·tus; in·spi·rate; in·spi·ra·tion; in·spi·ra·tion·al; in·spi·ra·tion·ist; in·spi·ra·tor;… …   English syllables

  • ral — ac·ral; ad·e·no·neu·ral; ad·lit·to·ral; ad·mi·ral; am·bu·lac·ral; amo·ral·i·ty; am·phi·crib·ral; am·y·ral·dism; au·gu·ral; au·ral; au·ro·ral; ba·su·ral; bed·ral; blas·to·po·ral; bleph·a·ral; cae·su·ral; cap·ral·de·hyde; chap·ar·ral; chlo·ral;… …   English syllables

  • spiraliform — spi·ral·i·form …   English syllables

  • spiral — spi•ral [[t]ˈspaɪ rəl[/t]] n. adj. v. raled, ral•ing (esp. brit.) ralled, ral•ling. 1) math. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it 2) math. a helix 3) math. a single circle …   From formal English to slang

  • Spiralnebel — Spi|ral|ne|bel 〈m. 5〉 Sternsystem in spiraliger Form * * * Spiralnebel,   historische Bezeichnung für Spiralgalaxie. * * * Spi|ral|ne|bel, der (Astron. veraltet): Sternsystem, ↑Nebel (2) von spiraliger Gestalt; Spiralgalaxie …   Universal-Lexikon

  • 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

  • spiraliform — spīˈraləˌfȯrm adjective : having or based upon the form of a spiral the spiraliform system in art …   Useful english dictionary

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