Hyphenation of spiral

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word spiral? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

spi-ral

Definitions of spiral:

1.
A plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
2.
A curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
3.
A continuously accelerating change in the economy
4.
Ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
5.
A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
A coil of rope
6.
Flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
7.
To wind or move in a spiral course
The muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action Black smoke coiling up into the sky The young people gyrated on the dance floor
8.
Form a spiral
The path spirals up the mountain
9.
Move in a spiral or zigzag course
10.
In the shape of a coil

Synonyms of spiral:

adj coiling, helical, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate, coiled
noun curve, curved shape
noun helix, curve, curved shape
noun volute, decoration, ornament, ornamentation
noun coil, volute, whorl, helix, structure, construction
noun rotation, rotary motion
verb gyrate, coil, turn
verb wind, curve
verb corkscrew, turn

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