HyperDic: helical

English > 1 sense of the word helical:
ADJECTIVEallhelical, coiling, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinatein the shape of a coil
helical > pronunciation
Soundshheh'lihkahl
Rhymesabdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...
English > helical: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningIn the shape of a coil.
Synonymscoiling, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate
Broadercoiledcurled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals)
Spanishhelicoidal
Catalanhelicoïdal
Nounshelixa structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

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