inspiral

English

Adjective

inspiral (comparative more inspiral, superlative most inspiral)

1. (astronomy) Describing the paths of a pair of binary stars that are losing energy, and spiralling in towards each other

Noun

inspiral (plural inspirals)

1. (astronomy) The path of such a body

Verb

inspiral (third-person singular simple present inspirals, present participle inspiraling, simple past and past participle inspiraled)

1. (astronomy) To spiral inward