// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did the spiral say? It's twisted.

A spiral is a curve which emanates from a central point, getting progressively further 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

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

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 (2021 film), an American film, part of the Saw horror franchise
Spiral (TV series), English title of French thriller series Engrenages
Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning, 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

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

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: Selected Patient Information in Asian Languages
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)