"golden spiral" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: golden spirals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} golden spiral (plural golden spirals)
  1. (geometry) A logarithmic spiral whose growth factor is φ, the golden ratio. Wikipedia link: golden spiral Categories (topical): Curves, Geometry Related terms: Fibonacci spiral Translations (logarithmic spiral): 黃金螺旋 (Chinese Mandarin), 黄金螺旋 (huángjīn luóxuán) (Chinese Mandarin), 斐波那契螺旋線 (Chinese Mandarin), 斐波那契螺旋线 (Fěibōnàqì luóxuánxiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), kultainen spiraali (Finnish), espiral dourada [feminine] (Portuguese)

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