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A spiral is a curve which emanates from a central point, getting progressively farther away as it revolves around the point.

Spiral may also refer to:

Contents 1 Science and mathematics 2 Transport 3 Film and television 4 Books and comics 5 Music 6 Other

[edit] Science and mathematics

• Spiral galaxy, a type of galaxy in astronomy
• Spiral dynamics, a theory of human development
• Spiral cleavage, a type of cleavage in embryonic development

[edit] Transport

• Spiral (railway), a technique employed by railways to ascend steep hills
• AT-6 Spiral, an anti-tank missile
• Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-105 Spiral, a Soviet spaceplane
• Spiral dive, a type of generally undesirable and accidental descent manoeuvre in an aircraft

[edit] Film and television

• Spiral (1978 film), a 1978 Polish film
• Spiral (2007 film), a 2007 American film
• Uzumaki (film), translated as "spiral", a Japanese horror film based on the manga of the same name
• Spiral (TV series), a French thriller also broadcast on BBC Four in 2006
• "Spiral" (Buffy episode), an episode of the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Glen Coroner, known as Spiral, a rapper and contestant in the UK Big Brother TV show

[edit] Books and comics

• Spiral (novel), a Japanese book in the Ring series
• Spiral (comics), a Marvel Comics character
• Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning, a mystery anime and manga series
• Uzumaki, translated as Spiral, a horror manga

[edit] Music

• Spiral (album), an album by Vangelis
• Spiral (process composition), a 1968 process music composition by Karlheinz Stockhausen
• Spirals (album), an album by Blood Has Been Shed
• "Spiral" (song), the Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest 1964 entry by Arne Joachim Bendiksen
• "Spiral" (Pendulum song), a song by Australian drum and bass group Pendulum
• Spiral, track four from John Coltrane's Giant Steps
• "Spiral", track five from William Orbit's Hello Waveforms
• The Spiral, the official fan organization of Nine Inch Nails

[edit] Other

• Spiral (building) in Tokyo
• Spiral (bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton), a track near Nagano City, Japan used for the 1998 Winter Olympics
• Spiral approach, a teaching technique
• Spiral dance, a neo-pagan dance
• Spiral model, a software development process
• Figure skating spirals, an element in figure skating
• Spiral staircase
• SPIRAL: Selected Patient Information in Asian Languages

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