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spirale logarithmique

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

logarithmic spiral N

logarithmic spiral
spirale f logarithmique
Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

I. spiral [Brit ˈspʌɪr(ə)l, Am ˈspaɪrəl] N

1. spiral (shape) (gen):

spiral MATH, AVIAT
spirale f
in a spiral object, spring, curl
en forme de spirale

2. spiral (trend):

spiral
spirale f
inflationary spiral
spirale inflationniste
the wage-price spiral
la spirale des prix et des salaires
a spiral of violence
une escalade de violence
a downward/upward spiral
une descente/montée en spirale

II. spiral [Brit ˈspʌɪr(ə)l, Am ˈspaɪrəl] ADJ

spiral motif, spring, structure:

spiral
en spirale

III. spiral <pres part etc spiralling, spiralled Brit spiraling, spiraled Am> [Brit ˈspʌɪr(ə)l, Am ˈspaɪrəl] VB intr

1. spiral ECON:

spiral costs, interest rates etc:
monter en flèche
to spiral downwards
tomber en flèche

2. spiral (of movement):

to spiral up(wards)/down(wards) (gently)
monter/descendre en spirale or en tournoyant
to spiral up(wards)/down(wards) (rapidly)
monter/descendre en vrille

IV. spiralling Brit spiraling Am ADJ

spiralling Brit spiraling Am costs, interest rates, rents:

spiralling Brit spiraling Am
qui montent en flèche

in the PONS Dictionary

I. spiral [ˈspaɪərəl, Am ˈspaɪ-] N

spiral
spirale f

II. spiral [ˈspaɪərəl, Am ˈspaɪ-] ADJ

spiral
en spirale

III. spiral <-ll-> [ˈspaɪərəl, Am ˈspaɪ-] VB intr

1. spiral (travel in a spiral):

spiral
tourner en spirale
spiral smoke
faire des volutes
spiral leaf, plane
vriller
to spiral downwards
descendre en spirale

2. spiral (increase):

to spiral upwards
monter en flèche
to spiral downwards
chuter
in the PONS Dictionary

I. spiral [ˈspaɪ·r ə l] N

spiral
spirale f

II. spiral [ˈspaɪ·r ə l] ADJ

spiral
en spirale

III. spiral <-l- [or -ll-]> [ˈspaɪ·r ə l] VB intr

1. spiral (move in spiral):

spiral
tourner en spirale
spiral smoke
faire des volutes
spiral leaf, plane
vriller
to spiral downwards
descendre en spirale

2. spiral (increase):

to spiral upwards
monter en flèche

3. spiral (decrease):

to spiral downwards
chuter
Present
Ispiral
youspiral
he/she/itspirals
wespiral
youspiral
theyspiral
Past
Ispiralled / American English spiraled
youspiralled / American English spiraled
he/she/itspiralled / American English spiraled
wespiralled / American English spiraled
youspiralled / American English spiraled
theyspiralled / American English spiraled
Present Perfect
Ihavespiralled / American English spiraled
youhavespiralled / American English spiraled
he/she/ithasspiralled / American English spiraled
wehavespiralled / American English spiraled
youhavespiralled / American English spiraled
theyhavespiralled / American English spiraled
Past Perfect
Ihadspiralled / American English spiraled
youhadspiralled / American English spiraled
he/she/ithadspiralled / American English spiraled
wehadspiralled / American English spiraled
youhadspiralled / American English spiraled
theyhadspiralled / American English spiraled
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A logarithmic spiral can be drawn through the vertices.
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The centres of the circles in the sequence lie on a logarithmic spiral.
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The tower is six-stories high, with a spiral staircase of 119 steps.
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However, the organization went into a spiral of decline.
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An original feature is a spiral stair in the north-east corner.
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