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:

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

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 (2020 film), a short film based on a true story
 * 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 (comics), 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 (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 (batteries), a construnction type of cylindrical batteries
 * 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)