HyperDic: helical

English > 1 sense of the word *helical*:
ADJECTIVE	all	helical, coiling, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate	in the shape of a coil

helical > pronunciation
Sounds	hheh'lihkahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *helical*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	In the shape of a coil.
Synonyms	coiling, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate
Broader	coiled	curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals)
Spanish	helicoidal
Catalan	helicoïdal
Nouns	helix	a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops