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spiral 1. Geometry one of several plane curves formed by a point winding about a fixed point at an ever-increasing distance from it. Polar equation of Archimedes spiral: r = aθ; of logarithmic spiral: log r = aθ; of hyperbolic spiral: rθ = a, (where a is a constant) 2. another name for helix 3. a flight manoeuvre in which an aircraft descends describing a helix of comparatively large radius with the angle of attack within the normal flight range 4. Economics a continuous upward or downward movement in economic activity or prices, caused by interaction between prices, wages, demand, and production spiral [′spī·rəl] (mathematics) A simple curve in the plane which continuously winds about itself either into some point or out from some point. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Here's something that must've started out as a good idea but spiraled downward during production. In the Fariala case, the media focused on a weeping mother who was portrayed as "compassionate," "a gentle woman with a heart of gold whose life spiraled downward after her child became ill. Her father died when she was just four months old--rumored to have committed suicide--and her mother remarried, only to have that marriage unravel as her new husband spiraled downward into alcoholism. |
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