spiral vs inflationary spiral

inflationary spiral vs spiral

spiral and inflationary spiral both are nouns.

spiral is an adjective but inflationary spiral is not an adjective.

spiral is a verb but inflationary spiral is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spiral	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
inflationary spiral	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, inflationary spiral is a hyponym of spiral; that is, inflationary spiral is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than spiral:

spiral: a continuously accelerating change in the economy
inflationary spiral: an episode of inflation in which prices and wages increase at an increasing rate and currency rapidly loses value

Other hyponyms of spiral include deflationary spiral.

spiral (noun)	inflationary spiral (noun)
flying downward in a helical path with a large radius	an episode of inflation in which prices and wages increase at an increasing rate and currency rapidly loses value
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
a continuously accelerating change in the economy
a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle

spiral (adjective)	inflationary spiral (adjective)
in the shape of a coil

spiral (verb)	inflationary spiral (verb)
to wind or move in a spiral course
move in a spiral or zigzag course
form a spiral

Difference between spiral and inflationary spiral

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