Dictionary

helical en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈhɛl.ɪ.kəl/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈhiː.lɪ.kəl/

Etymology

By surface analysis, helic- + -al.

Meanings

1. In the shape of a helix.
   • Near-synonym: spiral

Forms

Deriveds

helislab · helically · quasihelical · helical scan · hemihelical · heptahelical · pseudohelical · tetrahelical · helical staircase · nonhelical · bihelical · isohelical · extrahelical · intrahelical · hexahelical · superhelical · interhelical · trihelical · helical pile

Synonyms

helicine · spiral

Translations (19)

es helicoidal (in the shape of a helix) · de spiralförmig (in the shape of a helix) · ru винтообра́зный (in the shape of a helix) · de spiral- (in the shape of a helix) · de spiralig (in the shape of a helix) · pl spiralny (in the shape of a helix) · bg спирален (in the shape of a helix) · ru спиральный (in the shape of a helix) · tl pilipit (in the shape of a helix) · it elicoidale (in the shape of a helix) · de helikal (in the shape of a helix) · de schraubend (in the shape of a helix) · fr hélicoïdal (in the shape of a helix) · tl pilipitin (in the shape of a helix) · el ελικοειδής (in the shape of a helix) · fi kierteinen (in the shape of a helix) · el σπειροειδής (in the shape of a helix) · el ελικοειδές (in the shape of a helix) · de schraubenförmig (in the shape of a helix)