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spiral — 01. The birds were flying loops and [spirals] through the trees, and across the sky. 02. Most of the galaxies in the universe have a [spiral] shape. 03. We put a [spiral] binding on the book, so it could be opened and lain flat on a desk. 04.… … Grammatical examples in English
spiral of archimedes — Usage: usually capitalized A : archimedean spiral * * * Geom. a curve that is the locus of a point that moves outward with uniform speed along a vector, beginning at the origin, while the vector rotates about the origin with uniform angular… … Useful english dictionary
spiral — n. [L. spira, coil] A curved line or surface extending outward with continuously increasing radius of curvature … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
spiral of Archimedes — Geom. a curve that is the locus of a point that moves outward with uniform speed along a vector, beginning at the origin, while the vector rotates about the origin with uniform angular velocity. Equation (in polar coordinates): r = a t. [1650 60; … Universalium
Parker spiral — [ heliospheric current sheet is a three dimensional form of the Parker spiral that results from the influence of the Sun s rotating magnetic field on the plasma in the interplanetary medium. [http://wso.stanford.edu/gifs/helio.gif] ] The Parker… … Wikipedia
Condegram spiral plot — An example of a Condegram spiral plot. The Condegram spiral plot is an illustrative device developed by Dr. Mark Conde,[1] Associate Professor at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks … Wikipedia
Logarithmic spiral — A logarithmic spiral, equiangular spiral or growth spiral is a special kind of spiral curve which often appears in nature. The logarithmic spiral was first described by Descartes and later extensively investigated by Jakob Bernoulli, who called… … Wikipedia
Osseous spiral lamina — Bone: Osseous spiral lamina The cochlea and vestibule, viewed from above. (Lamina spiralis ossea labeled at center top.) … Wikipedia
Astronomy — (from the Greek words astron (ἄστρον), star , and nomos (νόμος), law ) is the scientific study of celestial objects (such as stars, planets, comets, and galaxies) and phenomena that originate outside the Earth s atmosphere (such as the cosmic… … Wikipedia
Particle accelerator — Atom smasher redirects here. For other uses, see Atom smasher (disambiguation). A 1960s single stage 2 MeV linear Van de Graaff accelerator, here opened for maintenance A particle accelerator[1] is a device that uses electromagnetic fields to… … Wikipedia
