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

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 (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

Books and comics

  • Spiral (Suzuki novel), a 1995 Japanese book in the Ring series
  • Spiral (character), comic book character
  • Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning, 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 (Brooke Candy album), 2024
  • 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: 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)

See also

  • Helix (disambiguation)