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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesespiral
Pronunciation / Transliteration: es-pee-ral
"El humo se elevaba en espiral."
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."
- 1
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
Derived from the Late Latin 'spiralis', stemming from the Classical Latin 'spira' (meaning a coil, fold, or twist), which traces back to the Ancient Greek 'speira' (coil, twist, wreath). It entered English in the 16th century initially as a geometric and anatomical descriptor before expanding to describe continuous winding motions and rapid figurative increases or decreases.
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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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