noun

1. flying downward in a helical path with a large radius

2. a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

e.g. a coil of rope

Synonym: coilvolutewhorlhelix

3. ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center

Synonym: volute

4. a continuously accelerating change in the economy

5. a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center

6. a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle

Synonym: helix