Spiral

Entertainment / Football / Spiral: A ball passed or kicked with a spin which propels it further with more accuracy; the ball points the same direction throughout its flight.
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Spiral Noun Synonyms: helix, coil, corkscrew, screw, scroll, whorl, volute, turn, curl
Spiral Adjective Synonyms: helical, coiled, screw, corkscrew, cochlear or cochleate, scrolled, volute(d), whorled
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Ekmanspiral

Science / Tides and Currents / Ekmanspiral : A logarithmic spiral (when projected on a horizontal plane) formed by the heads of current velocity vectors at increasing depths. The current vectors become progressively smaller with depth. They spir MORE

Spiral Implant

Health / Dentistry / Spiral Implant: Refer to Vertical Implant MORE

Wind Drift

Science / Tides and Currents / Wind Drift: An ocean current in which only the Coriolis and frictional forces are significant. The wind drift embodies an Ekman spiral. MORE

Feeder Bands

Science / Weather / Feeder Bands: In tropical parlance, the lines or bands of thunderstorms that spiral into and around the center of a tropical system. Also known as outer convective bands, a typical hurricane may have three or more MORE

Crash

Technology / Computers / Crash: A malfunction that can be hardware or software related that brings work to a halt. Most are software related and rebooting the machine will resolve the problem, but data loss is common. MORE

Orb Web

Science / Spiders / Orb Web: A two-dimensional web, roughly circular in design (and, strictly speaking, a misnomer). Silk threads radiate like spokes from a central hub. These are then overlaid with a spiral of silk, running from MORE