# Spiral (disambiguation)

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 (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 (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 (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)