Spiral (disambiguation)

Spiral (disambiguation)

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:

cience 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

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

Film and television

* Spiral (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

Books and comics

* "Spiral" (novel), a Japanese book in the "Ring" series
* Spiral (comics), a Marvel Comics character
* , a mystery anime and manga series
* Uzumaki, translated as Spiral, a horror manga

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 five from William Orbit's Hello Waveforms
* The Spiral, the official fan organization of Nine Inch Nails

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


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