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 The Spiral (film), a 2026 Italian film 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)