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spiral

Spiral vs Minispiral - What's the difference?

spiral | minispiral |


As nouns the difference between spiral and minispiral

is that spiral is spiral while minispiral is a relatively small spiral, especially of a spiral galaxy.

Spiral vs Spirality - What's the difference?

spiral | spirality |


As nouns the difference between spiral and spirality

is that spiral is a curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point while spirality is the condition of being spiral.

As an adjective spiral

is helical, like a spiral.

As a verb spiral

is to move along the path of a spiral or helix.

Spiral vs Triskele - What's the difference?

spiral | triskele |


As nouns the difference between spiral and triskele

is that spiral is spiral while triskele is a symbol consisting of three (or sometimes more) connected curves or spirals.

Spiral vs Inspiral - What's the difference?

spiral | inspiral |


As nouns the difference between spiral and inspiral

is that spiral is spiral while inspiral is (astronomy) the path of such a body.

As an adjective inspiral is

(astronomy) describing the paths of a pair of binary stars that are losing energy, and spiralling in towards each other.

As a verb inspiral is

(astronomy) to spiral inward.

Spiral vs Multispiral - What's the difference?

spiral | multispiral |


As a noun spiral

is spiral.

As an adjective multispiral is

having many closely-spaced spirals (usually of an operculum).

Spiral vs Spiralian - What's the difference?

spiral | spiralian |


As nouns the difference between spiral and spiralian

is that spiral is spiral while spiralian is (zoology) any animal that exhibits a spiral cleavage pattern (typically molluscs).

Spiral vs Chirally - What's the difference?

spiral | chirally |


As a noun spiral

is spiral.

As an adverb chirally is

in a chiral manner; exhibiting chirality; like a left- or right-handed spiral.

Spiral vs Spiralling - What's the difference?

spiral | spiralling |


As nouns the difference between spiral and spiralling

is that spiral is spiral while spiralling is movement in a spiral.

As a verb spiralling is

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