spirala — meaning in English

English meaning

• spiral noun A curve that winds around a center point while moving steadily outward or inward.
• volute noun The spiral shape found on top of an Ionic column, also copied in many other building styles.

Senses

spirala is used for these senses in English:

• intrauterine device A contraceptive device consisting of a spiral or similar shape of plastic or metal inserted through the vagina into the uterus in order to prevent the implantation of a fertilized egg.
• spiral (informal) A helix.
• volute (zoology) The spirals or whorls on a gastropod's shell.
• volute (engineering) The casing in a centrifugal pump, whose shape is somewhat similar to architectural volutes.

spiral — full definition

1. noun A curve that winds around a center point while moving steadily outward or inward.
2. noun A process that keeps building on itself, making it hard to stop.
3. verb To move in a spiral path, or to steadily worsen or increase.

volute — full definition

1. noun The spiral shape found on top of an Ionic column, also copied in many other building styles.
2. noun The coiled ridges that form the shell of a snail-like creature.
3. noun Any sea-dwelling gastropod belonging to the family Volutidae.
4. noun The spiral-shaped outer housing of a centrifugal pump.

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