English Explanatory Dictionary

inspiral

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Describing the paths of a pair of astronomical bodies (e.g. binary stars or black holes) that are spiralling in towards each other, losing energy to gravitational waves.
noun
  1. The path of such a body.
verb
  1. To spiral inward.

Word forms

inspiral inspirals inspiraling inspiralling inspiraled inspiralled

Etymology

From in- + spiral.

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