helical

  • 41helical — Synonyms and related words: O shaped, ambagious, anfractuous, backhanded, circuitous, circular, cochlear, cochleate, corkscrew, corkscrewy, deviating, deviative, devious, digressive, discursive, excursive, helicoid, indirect, meandering, oblique …

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  • 42helical — hel·i·cal || helɪkl adj. spiral, coiled …

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  • 43helical — [ hɛlɪk(ə)l, hi: ] adjective having the shape or form of a helix; spiral. Derivatives helically adverb …

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  • 44helical — a. Spiral, winding, cochleary, cochleated, screw shaped …

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  • 45helical — heli·cal …

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  • 46helical — hel•i•cal [[t]ˈhɛl ɪ kəl, ˈhi lɪ [/t]] adj. math. pertaining to or having the form of a helix; spiral • Etymology: 1605–15 hel′i•cal•ly, adv …

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  • 47helical — /ˈhɛlɪkəl/ (say helikuhl) adjective relating to or having the form of a helix. {Latin helic , stem of helix helix + al1} –helically, adverb …

  • 48helical —   a. spiral; pertaining to helix.    ♦ heliciform,    ♦ helicine,    ♦ helicoid, a.    ♦ helicograph, n. instrument for drawing spirals …

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  • 49helical — adj. having the form of a helix. Derivatives: helically adv. helicoid adj. & n …

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  • 50helical rack — a rack having teeth set at an oblique angle to the edges. Cf. rack1 (def. 5). * * * …

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