noun
spiral; helix; spiraling pattern
Katakana noun for a spiral shape or movement, and also used figuratively in expressions such as 負のスパイラル for a downward or worsening spiral.
ワイヤーをスパイラル状に巻いた。
I wound the wire into a spiral shape.
彼は負のスパイラルから抜け出そうとし
He is trying to break out of a negative spiral.