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Pronunciation / Transliteration: naseon
"연기가 나선형으로 올라갔다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A curve that emanates from a point, moving farther away as it revolves around the point.
"The smoke rose in a spiral from the chimney."
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To move in a spiral or to cause something to move in a spiral.
"The bird spiraled gracefully in the sky."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'spiral' originates from the Latin 'spiralis', meaning 'of a coil or spiral', which in turn comes from 'spira', meaning 'coil'. The term evolved in the English language during the late Middle Ages, reflecting both physical forms and abstract concepts of movement and progression.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Spiral" is said worldwide
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spirale
Transliteration: spiral
"La fumée s'élevait en spirale."
Spirale
Transliteration: shpee-rah-leh
"Der Rauch stieg spiralförmig auf."
spirale
Transliteration: spee-rah-leh
"Il fumo si alzava a spirale."
espiral
Transliteration: es-pee-ral
"El humo se elevaba en espiral."
espiral
Transliteration: es-pee-ral
"A fumaça subia em espiral."
सर्पिल
Transliteration: sarpil
"धुआं सर्पिल में उठ रहा था।"
螺旋
Transliteration: luóxuán
"烟雾以螺旋形上升。"
나선
Transliteration: naseon
"연기가 나선형으로 올라갔다."
螺旋
Transliteration: rasen
"煙は螺旋状に上昇した。"
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