Helical

Word HELICAL
Character 7
Hyphenation hel i cal
Pronunciations /ˈhiːlɪkəl/

Definitions and meanings of "Helical"

What do we mean by helical?

Of or having the shape of a helix; spiral. adjective

Having a shape approximating that of a helix. adjective

Pertaining to or having the form of a helix.

Of or pertaining to, or in the form of, a helix; spiral adjective

In the shape of a helix adjective

In the shape of a coil adjective

In the shape of a helix.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Helical

The word "helical" in example sentences

This organelle is called the flagellum, made of a rotary motor and a thin helical filament that grows up to about 15 micron. ❋ Unknown (2005)

"Bingen pencils" we would call the helical contrails in the sky. ❋ Pynchon, Thomas (1978)

Pawson called the helical staircase "extraordinary" for its self-supporting structure. ❋ By PILAR VILADAS (2011)

Below ground, crews attached large metal corkscrews called helical piles to tie the wall's foundation together. ❋ Unknown (2010)

At left are some of the main tools used in stabilizing a foundation, called helical piers. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In other words, a dielectric material (insulative substance) that geometrically may be considered as a lens that is taken at its center point and pulled out into an elongated rod, cone, pyramid, etc., such as helical cones on the legs of some mites (Figure 1). ❋ Unknown (1990)

The unique design characteristics of COX meters, such as helical rotors with a 2-3 millisecond response and a single-bearing low-friction design allowing the meter to be mechanically linear over a wider flow range, result in unprecedented flow measurement performance. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The final step was to induce a "helical" spin state in the electron gas and measure how this collective spin state evolved thereafter. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I wound it tight and I then unwound it, which gave a fluid, strange, helical twist to it like the inside of a shell. ❋ Emma Crichton-Miller (2011)

One of the discoverers of the structure of DNA, Francis Crick, credited What Is Life? as a theoretical description, before the actual discovery of the structure of DNA (the existence of the molecule had been known for nearly 2 decades, but its role in reproduction and its helical shape had not even been guessed at this time), of how genetic storage would work and a source for inspiration for the initial research. ❋ Jonathan Aquino (2009)

Over the course of three years, about 24 percent of the low-dose helical CT screens were positive and 7 percent of the X-rays were positive. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The National Lung Screening Trial included more than 53,000 current and former heavy smokers aged 55 to 74 who were randomly selected to undergo either a "low-dose helical CT" scan or a chest X-ray once a year for three years. ❋ Unknown (2011)

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