inspiralling

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A form of inspiral — Describing the paths of a pair of astronomical bodies (e.g. binary stars or black holes) that are spiralling in towards each other, losing energy to gravitational waves.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of inspiral
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APA

inspiralling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inspiralling

MLA

“inspiralling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inspiralling. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inspiralling,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inspiralling.

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