Spiral (disambiguation) explained

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:

Science, mathematics and art

• Spiral galaxy, a type of galaxy in astronomy
• Spiral Dynamics, a theory of human development
• Spiral cleavage, a type of cleavage in embryonic development
• Victoria and Albert Museum Spiral, a proposed (abandoned in 2004) controversial extension to the museum
• Spiral (arts alliance), an African-American art collective
• Spiral (publisher), a New Zealand women's publisher and art collective
• Spiral model, a software development process
• On Spirals, by Archimedes

Transport

• Spiral (railway), a technique employed by railways to ascend steep hills
• Spiral bridge, a similar technique for roads
• 9K114 Shturm, an anti-tank missile that is known under the NATO reporting name as AT-6 Spiral
• Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-105 Spiral, a Soviet spaceplane
• Spiral dive, a type of generally undesirable and accidental descent manoeuvre in an aircraft

Film and television

• Spiral (1978 film), a Polish film
• Spiral (1998 film), a Japanese film
• Uzumaki (film), or Spiral, a 2000 Japanese film
• Spiral (2007 film), an American film
• Spiral (2014 film), a Russian film
• Spiral (2019 film), a Canadian film
• Spiral (2020 film), a short film based on a true story
• Spiral (2021 film), an American film, part of the Saw horror franchise
• Spiral (TV series), English title of French thriller series Engrenages
• , a 2002 Japanese anime series
• "Spiral" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), a 2001 TV series episode
• "Spiral", 2010 television series episode of Haven (season 1)
• "Spiral", 2015 episode of NCIS: Los Angeles (season 6)
• Glen Coroner, a.k.a. Spiral, 2006 contestant in the UK Big Brother TV show
• Spiral, a character from the television series Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures

Books and comics

• Spiral (Suzuki novel), a 1995 Japanese book in the Ring series
• Spiral (comics), comic book character
• , a 2002 mystery anime and manga series
• Spiral (Tunnels novel), 2011/12 novel by Roderick Gordon
• Spiralis/Spiril, the Bokmål/Danish name for the Marsupilami
• Uzumaki, a 1998 horror manga series

Music

• Spiraling (band)

Albums

• Spiral (Allison Crowe album), 2010
• Spiral (Andrew Hill album), 1975
• Spiral (Bobby Hutcherson album), 1979
• Spiral (Darkside album), 2021
• Spiral (Hiromi album), 2006
• Spiral (Kenny Barron album), 1982
• Spiral (Rezz album), 2021
• Spiral (Vangelis album), 1977
• Spirals (album), by Blood Has Been Shed, 2003

Songs and pieces

• Spiral (Norman), a 2018 orchestral composition by Andrew Norman
• Spiral (Stockhausen), a 1968 process-music composition by Karlheinz Stockhausen
• "Spiral" (Arne Bendiksen song), the Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest 1964 entry by Arne Joachim Bendiksen
• "Spiral" (Paul McCartney song), from Working Classical, 1999
• "Spiral" (Pendulum song), a 2003 song by Australian drum and bass group Pendulum
• "Spiralling" (song), a 2008 song by Keane
• Spiral, track four from John Coltrane's Giant Steps
• "Spiral", track five from William Orbit's Hello Waveforms
• "Spiral", a song by Godsmack from Awake
• "Spiral", a single by 21 Savage for the 2021 movie Spiral
• The Spiral, the official fan organization of Nine Inch Nails

Other

• 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
• Figure skating spirals, an element in figure skating
• Spiral staircase, a type of stairway characterized by its spiral shape
  • Spiral (batteries), a construnction type of cylindrical batteries
• Spiral (dinghy), a type or class of sailing dinghy
• Spiral (piercing), a thick spiral that is usually worn through the ear lobe
• Spiral (building) in Tokyo
• The Spiral (New York City), a New York City skyscraper designed by Bjarke Ingels Group
• Spiral (football)

See also

• Helix (disambiguation)